Last week, on July 25, 2024, the California Supreme Court in Castellanos v. State of California unanimously upheld Proposition 22, the 2020 ballot measure that allows gig economy businesses like Uber and Lyft to legally...more
Join CDF attorneys Mark S. Spring and Tashayla Billington for a one-hour in-depth review of the recent developments in traditional labor law. If you manage a union or non-union workforce in California, you won’t want to miss...more
California employers who have not put together their Workplace Violence Prevention Plan need to move quickly. Effective July 1, almost all California employers (with a few exceptions) are required to...more
Earlier this spring, we published an article detailing the highlights of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) new 408-page regulations on the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”)....more
6/18/2024
/ Abortion ,
California ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Roe v Wade
In September, California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 into law. This bill enacted and added section 6401.9 into the California Labor Code.
Section 6401.9 requires that virtually all California employers draft...more
Employers litigating cases in California courts face many obstacles. Summary judgment has become increasingly difficult for employers. Criminal cases take precedent and often cause trial postponements, resulting in civil...more
1/23/2024
/ Arbitration ,
California ,
Causation ,
Damages ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Evidence Codes ,
Expert Testimony ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
Join us for an in-depth complimentary webinar on November 28, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Time), presented by CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Desiree J. Ho. This “Year in Review” webinar will cover 2023’s new...more
10/23/2023
/ California ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Minimum Wage ,
Miscarriages ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Violence ,
Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
Effective January 1, 2024, the general statewide minimum wage will increase by .50 cents, bringing the hourly rate from $15.50 to $16.00.
Please also keep in mind that many (around 35-40) cities and counties in...more
Later this month, we will report on all the new employment-related laws that California has enacted for 2024. However, this article focuses on the bills that Newsom vetoed. Some of these are a bit of a surprise...more
10/9/2023
/ California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Labor Reform ,
Layoffs ,
Severance Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
In March, the Second District Court of Appeal published Militello v. VFarm 1509. In that case, former business partners waged litigation against each other over a dispute centering on their vertically integrated cannabis...more
Earlier this week, the California Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee approved SB 616. This bill now moves on for consideration by the Senate appropriations committee. SB 616, sponsored by California...more
4/24/2023
/ California ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Many large California employers have been granted significant state and local tax incentives to establish the physical locations of their businesses in California, or within certain municipalities in California. These can...more
In September of 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1162 into law. That law creates and expands upon a number of obligations for California employers, including:
- Requiring all California employers with 15 or more...more
2/2/2023
/ California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Contractor ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Webinars
Employee monitoring and tracking technologies implemented to ensure remote employee productivity for remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic need to be handled carefully. California employers seeking to learn whether...more
On November 15, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (Pacific Time), CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Alison Tsao will be presenting our annual complimentary "Year in Review" webinar that will cover 2022's new laws, key judicial...more
10/17/2022
/ Bereavement Leave ,
California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
DFEH ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family Medical Leave ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Data ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s ruling on advisory opinions in Data Marketing Partnership, L.P., et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Labor may pave the way for California employers to more easily challenge...more
Monkeypox is now a public health emergency. In July, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Monkeypox an international public health emergency. Last week, Governor Newsom declared a California statewide State of...more
8/9/2022
/ California ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Leave ,
Public Health ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
CDF Labor Law LLP presents an interactive panel discussion that will cover California transactional and employment law issues triggered by mergers and acquisitions. Richard Weintraub, of Weintraub Law Group, will share his 40...more
8/5/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Purchase Agreements ,
Buying a Business ,
California ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Code ,
Mergers ,
Misclassification ,
Selling a Business ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Webinars
Thanks to powerful lobbying, last week the House of Representatives introduced a new bipartisan bill, the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act (the “Act”). This bill provides for a new classification of workers in between...more
7/25/2022
/ California ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Misclassification ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
California employers have recently experienced a material uptick in lawsuits from employees seeking reimbursement for expenses incurred while working from home. These lawsuits seek a wide variety of expense reimbursement for...more
At the end of today, the statewide California mask mandate applicable in all public indoor settings expires. As we published yesterday, under the new guidance, starting tomorrow, vaccinated employees and customers may no...more
2/15/2022
/ California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Workplace Safety
During 2020 and 2021, California introduced various bills that mandated COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for certain California employees. That leave expired in September 2021....more
2/11/2022
/ California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Retroactive Application ,
Sick Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
California has been advancing its way up to a $15.00 minimum wage for a number of years. In a few weeks, larger California employers with 26 or more employees will be subject to the $15.00 minimum wage. Beginning January 1,...more