California’s minimum wage is on the ballot for California voters to decide on November 5, 2024. Proposition 32 would increase California’s minimum wage to $18 per hour over time, the rate of the increase depending on whether...more
On January 1, 2024, Senate Bill (SB) 616 goes into effect and expands paid sick leave (“PSL”) for almost all California employers and employees. SB 616 amends Labor Code sections 245.5, 246, and 246.5, and increases the...more
A new city ordinance in Los Angeles will take effect on July 1, 2023, which requires a written contract for many independent contractors and freelance workers who work in the city. This ordinance, known as the Freelance...more
7/3/2023
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Misclassification ,
Wage and Hour
As previously reported here, California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other workforce data to the...more
4/20/2023
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Employees ,
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Labor Reform ,
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Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
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State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Join CDF partners Leigh Ann White and Sander van der Heide for a comprehensive, complimentary webinar on California’s Fair Pay Act and related laws, including planning and conducting a pay equity audit to help protect your...more
4/6/2023
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California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
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Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
In a pro-employer decision addressing the overlap of federal and California wage and hour law, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District upheld summary adjudication for the employer, finding that the...more
1/12/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
DLSE ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Over-Time ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
There are many laws that provide for time off, paid or unpaid, and some provide protected leaves of absence, too, including CFRA, USERRA, FMLA, PFL, PDL, California Paid Sick Leave, Workers’ Compensation and...more
10/15/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Leave of Absence ,
Paid Leave ,
Reinstatement ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
On April 21, 2021, the Biden administration detailed the provision of tax credits for certain businesses that pay employees for time off to get COVID-19 vaccines or due to vaccine side effects. ...more