Category: Business Law

Last year, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, which makes specific employment practices unlawful including the harassment of an employee, greatly narrowed the existing requirements of an employer to train and educate all employees in businesses where there are 5 or
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As the end of 2019 is quickly approaching, SB 826 is causing a stir! SB 826 signed into law last year and codified in California Corporations Code §301.3 & §2115.5, requires that all publicly held foreign or domestic corporations whose principal executive
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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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