On July 3, 2019, California’s Governor signed SB 188 that prohibits discrimination based on a person’s hairstyle. Yes, hairstyle. Pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, it is unlawful to engage in specific discriminatory employment practices based on certain protected
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Attention Employers! Beginning July 1, 2019, all employers must pay all employees that work in San Francisco at least$15.59 per hour. This increase is part of the San Francisco voter-passed ordinance to incrementally raise the minimum wage in the City of San Francisco.
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As summer approaches it is important that employers with employees who work outdoors prepare for the hot summer months to ensure compliance with Cal/OSHA heat and agriculture requirements to protect their employees from heat illnesses. Proper training and preparation are vital to
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U.S. District Court Judge Chen has given the initial go-ahead for the proposed settlement agreement between Uber Technologies, Inc. and thousands of their drivers. This proposed $20 million dollar deal would resolve claims against Uber based on the misclassification of thousands of
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Employee Handbooks serve many purposes. They inform and educate your employees on the policies of your company and they also are used to protect you during a lawsuit. If your company has 10 employees or more, you should have an Employee Handbook to
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Just last week, on February 4, 2019, the California Court of Appeals made a decision that will impact employers who require employees to call in to see if they are needed for work. In Ward v. Tilly’s, Inc., an employee who had to call
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In the last few weeks, two major wage and hour cases awards came down in California in favor of the employees awarding enormous damages. Last week, the Northern District of California Court in Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., awarded employees, flight attendants for
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Are you thinking about purchasing a business? Before doing so, it is crucial for you to carefully negotiate the terms of the sales contract. You must be knowledgeable about the business, its operations, and corporate documents. This means that you must review
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Effective January 1, 2019, California once again is raising the minimum wage. Don’t forget to inform your nonexempt employees of the new change in their wage, should it apply, in writing within 7 calendar days of making the change! For employers with 26 or
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Cal/OSHA passes the Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention regulation that took effect on July 1, 2018. This new regulation requires affected employers to perform an initial worksite evaluation by October 1, 2018. If you employ housekeepers you must now have: procedures to identify and evaluate
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