The Unemployed Are Now Protected Under The New York City Human Rights Law
On March 13, 2013, one year after we first introduced you to the idea that an individual’s unemployed status may be considered a protected characteristic, the New York City Council, voted into law...
View ArticleCalifornia Enacts New Law Mandating Paid Sick Leave for Employees
On September 10, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. As a result, most employers in California will be required to provide up to...
View ArticleTwo New Minimum Wage Increases Pass In Northern California
In the wake of a debate over increasing the federal minimum wage, two Northern California cities voted to increase their local minimum wage rates during the recent midterm elections. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleSan Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights
On November 25, 2014, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed two ordinances that are collectively referred to as the San Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights: (1) the “Hours and Retention...
View ArticleUPDATE: San Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights
We wanted to provide an update on our earlier report about recent legislative happenings in San Francisco. (A link to our earlier article can be found here.) The San Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill of...
View ArticleCalifornia Makes Anti-Bullying Training A Component Of Mandatory Harassment...
California employers with more than 50 employees must include “abusive conduct” prevention training in their mandatory harassment prevention training. Assembly Bill No. 2053 expanded the scope of...
View ArticleAmendments to CFRA Regulations Provide Some Clarity to Employers
The California Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) has issued amended regulations clarifying the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). The amendments will go into effect on July 1, 2015, and are...
View ArticleLos Angeles Mayor Approves Minimum Wage Increase
On June 10, 2015, the Los Angeles City Council voted to increase the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour by 2020. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the measure on Saturday, June 13, 2015. Employers...
View ArticleREMINDER: California Family Rights Act Amendments Go Into Effect July 1, 2015
The California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) is a regulation that provides employees with up to 12 workweeks of leave within a 12-month period for a qualifying event, such as family care leave or leave...
View ArticleCalifornia Paid Sick Leave Law Amended, Effective Immediately
On July 13, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown approved AB 304 Sick Leave: Accrual and Limitations, which amends the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (i.e., Sections 245.5, 246, and 247.5 of...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Equal Pay Law To Become More Stringent Effective January 1, 2016
Earlier this month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Fair Pay Act, a bill making various changes to strengthen the California Equal Pay Act, which addresses gender wage inequality....
View ArticleChanges to California’s Piece-Rate Compensation Requirements
Assembly Bill 1513, will significantly change the requirements governing the payment of piece-rate compensation in California beginning January 1, 2016. AB 1513 creates Labor Code section 226.2 which...
View ArticleNew Year, New Rules For Employers Doing Business in California
This year the California Legislature added over a dozen new employment laws, many of which take effect on January 1, 2016. Some of these laws impose new prohibitions on employers, while others provide...
View ArticleHigher Pay and More Sick Leave Coming to Santa Monica Employees
Continuing the trend of increasing minimum wages throughout California and the country, the Santa Monica City Council voted to approve a minimum wage ordinance, which becomes effective on July 1, 2016....
View ArticleNew PAGA Amendments Fail to Substantively Address Employers’ Concerns
Governor Brown recently approved Senate Bill No. 836, which amends the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) in a few minor technical ways, including new filing and notice requirements. Although...
View ArticleGovernor Brown Signs Bill Clarifying Wage Statement Requirements for Exempt...
On July 22, 2015, Governor Brown signed AB 2535 that clarifies which employees for whom an employer must track hours worked and record those hours on their wage statements. The bill will become...
View ArticleCalifornia Employers – New Year, New Rules in 2017
The new year will bring along a variety of new obligations for California employers. Although some of the new laws clarify existing law and provide helpful guidance, several impose additional...
View ArticleSupreme Court Holds That Rest Periods Must Be Free From Duties And Employer...
On December 22, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued a critical decision in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., 2016 D.J. 12608 (2016), relating to California’s rest period obligations. The...
View ArticleMendoza v. Nordstrom – Day Of Rest Rule
The California Supreme Court issued its long awaited ruling in Mendoza v. Nordstrom, in which it clarified California’s so-called “day of rest” rule, which guarantees employees “one day’s rest...
View ArticleNow in Effect: California Employers Must Provide New Hires with Written...
As reported in our new laws for 2017 post, employers must give written notice to new employees (and to current employees upon request) explaining the rights of victims of domestic violence, sexual...
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