Another year has come and gone, and California has again increased the state’s minimum wage. Effective January 1, 2020, the state-wide California minimum wage for employers with 25 or fewer employees will be $12 per hour and $13 per hour for employers
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The battle of whether an employer can mandate an employee to sign an arbitration agreement as a condition of employment continues! Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), that was set to take effect on January 1, 2020, makes it unlawful for employers to
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I don’t know about you, but if someone sued me, I am pretty sure that hiring them for a future position at my business would not top my list of qualities I was looking for in a new hire. Governor Gavin Newsom
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Assembly Bill No. 51 (“bill”) was signed into law on October 10, 2019 and will go into effect on January 1, 2020. Specifically, the bill prohibits employers from requiring any applicant for employment or any employee to waive any right, forum, or
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On June 27, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 83, extending the duration of Paid Family Leave. Paid Family Leave is a benefit that provides partial pay to employees who need to take time off from work to care
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Cal/OSHA just released an advisory to all employers as a reminder of the need to protect your employees for the unhealthy air quality due to the wildfire smoke. Employers must ensure that the Air Quality Index (AQI) is safe for their employees
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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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As California employers know, one of the hottest issues in wage & hour litigation is on the subject of meal and rest breaks. On August 1, 2019, the Ninth Circuit court, in Cole v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc. asked the California Supreme
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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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