Podcast: California Employment News - Who Can Be a “Designated Person” Under the CFRA and HWHF Acts?
California Employment News: Who Can Be a “Designated Person” Under the CFRA and HWHF Acts?
California Employment News: Fundamentals of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
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Negotiating the Maze of Overlapping Leave Laws
As of January 2022, the State of California and the State of Oregon have issued new workplace posters and updated certification forms related to various labor laws. The materials addressed below are mandatory postings for all...more
Getting ready to reopen in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”? Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what laws apply and how they differ...more
The regulatory framework that applies to California is complex and ever-changing. Even the most diligent employers can find themselves unintentionally out of compliance in ways both big and small. And California provides many...more
On March 24, 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) issued a press release introducing the new app it developed in partnership with technology company Neota Logic and students from the...more
On January 1, 2021, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) expanded in several ways, including that small employers (those with 5 or more employees) must now provide up to 12 workweeks of CFRA leave within a 12-month period...more
On September 17, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1383, which repeals the current version of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and replaces it with a newly expanded version to take effect on January...more
When must an employer provide leave time in addition to FMLA/CFRA-type leave as a reasonable accommodation? The answer to that question, as with many other leave-related questions, may depend on your location on the map....more
Governor Jerry Brown has signed the New Parent Leave Act, which will become effective January 1, 2018 and requires California employers with 20 to 49 employees within 75 miles to provide up to 12-weeks of job-protected unpaid...more
The California Fair Employment and Housing Council, which is responsible for issuing regulations respecting the state's employment discrimination laws, has created a new notice and poster required of California employers as...more
In recently published amendments to its regulations, the California Fair Employment & Housing Council (FEHC) has clarified formerly confusing rules and brought the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) into closer parallel to...more
The California Fair Employment and Housing Council (“FEHC”) has amended numerous sections of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations that implement, interpret, and clarify the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”)....more
National employers often find it challenging to navigate the employment laws of the various states in which they do business. In most cases, the easiest solution may be to adopt national policies that follow federal law. This...more
In This Issue: - Pregnancy Disability Leave in California: What Should Employers Be Expecting?: Last year, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) implemented new regulations interpreting the...more
Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc., No. B237761 (February 21, 2013): A California Court of Appeal recently held that an employer may have to offer additional leave under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) as a reasonable...more
The interplay among state and federal employment leave requirements can be confusing and often becomes a trap for the unwary, as occurred in the recent case of Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc., No. B237761 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 21,...more
In a case of first impression, the Second Appellate District in California, recently took an expansive view of pregnancy leave rights for employees. Under California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (“PDLL”), employees...more