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Legislative Update: Expanded sick leave for agricultural... Agricultural employers will want to be aware of California’s newly enacted Senate Bill (SB) 1105 signed by Governor Gavin Newsom at the ...
Legislative Update: California Worker Freedom from Empl... We recently wrote about a group of employment law bills signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, which included Senate Bill (SB) 399,...
Legislative Roundup: New employment laws effective 2025It’s that time of year again – following the Legislature’s adjournment, typically on August 31, the California Governor has until Septem...
Enforcing Cal/OSHA regulations via PAGA: A Trap for the... In recent months, we have provided a few updates on California’s work to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The effort cul...
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 ...