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Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace – A Crash CourseIn addition to reporting on the latest news regarding employment law, we sometimes like to pause and reflect on day-to-day topics that m...
Latest I-9 Form Update: Only expiration date extendedLast year, we updated you on the newest changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9, Employment Eligibilit...
CA Minimum Wage Set to Increase to $16.50/Hr. On January... The California Department of Finance has recently determined that the minimum wage shall increase by 3.18 percent to $16.50 per hour and...
Can the one time use of the N-word (or other similar rac... The recent California Supreme Court case of Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office , No. S265223 (July 29, 2024)) might perk...
What Does PAGA Reform Really Mean for Employers?We have been reporting on the inner workings of the process leading up to Private Attorney’s General Act (PAGA) reform, which recently c...
Governor signs AB 1870: Workers’ comp notice must contai... Employers should be informed of the latest update to workers’ compensation notices. On July 15, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assem...
New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates applicable as of July... The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) has announced updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR...
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen… or ... The long-awaited indoor heat standard for California employers is now set for final passage later this summer as Cal/OSHA just approved ...
Harmonizing California Pregnancy Disability Leave Laws w... Last year, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requiring a covered employer to provide a “reasonable accommodation”...
CA Governor announces PAGA clean-up deal in response to ... We recently reported on the proposed California Employee Civil Action Law Initiative which qualified for this November’s California ball...
Arbitration agreements: To reference FAA or not to refer... Since 2020, California employers have had to wrestle with stricter rules governing the enforcement of arbitration agreements and the tim...
“California Employee Civil Action Law Initiative” on Nov... The California Employee Civil Action Law Initiative has qualified for the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November...