The 2023 California Legislative session, which ended on September 14, 2023, saw a flurry of activity on labor and employment-related laws. Governor Newsom has until October 14, 2023, to sign, veto, or pocket veto (i.e., take...more
9/26/2023
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Bereavement Leave ,
California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
FEHA ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
WARN Act
On August 21, 2023, the California Supreme Court ruled that business-entity agents could be liable for violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) with respect to individuals who were not their employees. This...more
On September 29, 2022, a day before California’s 2022 COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law was set to expire, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 152, extending the law through December 31, 2022.
The extension of the 2022...more
On April 1, 2022, the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles entered an order striking down the California law requiring that publicly held companies with principal offices in the state have a minimum...more
California COVID supplemental sick leave is back. After Governor Newsom and the State Legislature came to an agreement earlier this year for what the 2022 version of supplemental sick leave would look like, mirror bills (AB...more
2/15/2022
/ California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Newsom ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Supplemental Benefits
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 95 on March 19, 2021, expanding and resetting COVID-19-related supplemental paid sick leave in the Golden State. This bill provides COVID-19-related supplemental sick leave to those who...more