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
Many workplaces allow employees to work from home. However, often in those situations, the employer really does not know from where the employee is working. Recently, one of our firm’s small business clients, based in an...more
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
The California minimum wage is currently $15 an hour for employers of 25 or more employees and $14 an hour for all employers of less than 25 employees.
California law says the state minimum wage must increase to $15.50...more
Earlier this week, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo released a memo urging Biden’s pro-union Board to declare that employers can no longer hold “captive audience” meetings. “Captive...more
4/8/2022
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Unions
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) put out a press release showing that there has been significant growth in the number of representation petitions being filed for union elections with the Board.
A...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
President Biden’s first major domestic proposal, the Build Back Better Act (“BBB Act”), has been (and will continue to be) the subject of much press and debate. Of particular interest to our audience, the BBB Act, an...more
On November 30, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (Pacific Time), CDF Partners Mark Spring and Nicole Legrottaglie will be presenting our annual complimentary “Year in Review” webinar that will cover 2021’s new laws, key...more
During this session, Partner and Chair of CDF’s Traditional Labor Practice, Mark Spring, Partner John Giovannone, and David Fortney, Shareholder with Fortney Scott in Washington DC, will review a variety of issues related to...more
9/23/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
NLRB ,
Physicians ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Webinars
CDF Labor Law has designed a series of complimentary webinars on employment-related topics specifically designed for our friends and colleagues in the healthcare industry. CDF’s Healthcare Education Week will run October 4-8,...more
9/7/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitals ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Internal Investigations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Over-Time ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Remote Working ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Social Justice Issues ,
Time-Off Policies ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo’s appointment and subsequent July confirmation marked a shift to a pro-labor perspective. On August 12, 2021, Abruzzo issued her first GC Memorandum as...more
8/17/2021
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Rights ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lockouts ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Purple Communications ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Union Dues ,
Unions
Last Wednesday, President Joe Biden needed a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris to confirm his nomination of Jennifer Abruzzo for General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board....more
The United States Supreme Court recently issued two decisions related to California labor and employment law. In one decision, the Court held that a California regulation allowing labor organizers a right to access...more
6/28/2021
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Just Compensation ,
Mahanoy Area School District v B.L. ,
Public Schools ,
SCOTUS ,
Snapchat ,
Student Speech ,
Students ,
Takings Clause ,
Tinker v Des Moines Independent Community School Dist. ,
Unions ,
United Farm Workers
Last night, Cal/OSHA voted unanimously to throw out and withdraw the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) it adopted only a week ago, on June 3. Basically, the agency did a 180 in less than seven days....more
6/10/2021
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Guidance ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Last Friday, Cal-OSHA published its revised, proposed COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). These rules and regulations were promulgated primarily to take into account the impact of vaccinations in our state. They...more
While we are turning the corner on the pandemic, California employers still face challenges navigating the complex health and workplace rules pertaining to COVID. Compliance issues remain for employers that are now...more
Whether or not a religious belief is sincerely held by an applicant or employee is rarely at issue in most religious discrimination lawsuits. With both the EEOC and DFEH guidance requiring employers to accommodate an...more
This past month’s Amazon union election in Alabama received more national attention than any other union election since the Boeing election in South Carolina in February 2017. The press covered it very closely. Politicians...more
Late last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021. Most of the news reports have focused on the $1,400 stimulus checks that many Americans will receive....more
3/16/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Popular ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay