The Cal/OSHA ETS which relaxed mask measures back in June also allowed for local governments to make more restrictive rules. Due to a...

Yesterday, July 27, 2021, the CDC updated its guidelines for fully vaccinated people to reflect new evidence regarding the Delta variant....

California Supreme Court Decision Related to Meal and Rest Period Premium Calculations Last week, in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC,...

The third time is the charm for Cal/OSHA which, after previously issuing and then rescinding revised emergency temporary standards...

As some of you may know, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (“the Board”) was scheduled to vote on proposed...

On April 29, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 80 (AB 80) into law. AB 80 allows expenses associated with certain federal loans...

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which extends and expands the ability of...

This is a reminder for all employers, and it updates the year-end reviews which I did with regards to Department of Fair Employment and...

On June 18, 2020, Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health provided the following Guidance for all Californians. Below...

It has long been the rule in California that employers must pay employees for “reporting time” pay when employees report to work but are...

Now that you have managed to get past the holidays and re-establish your work pattern, you should be warned that dozens of new laws came...

I don’t normally write “alarmist” pieces, and I rarely alert clients to the activities of other law firms. However, there is a law firm...

Normally at the beginning of the year I prod my clients to update their employee handbooks and refresh their management training as...

A third of the way through 2018 already, and the California Legislature is hard at work creating new laws to damage California...

Regardless of what side of the debate you fall on, the new law in California prohibiting employers from granting voluntary consent to...

In the last several weeks Governor Brown has signed into law and/or vetoed several pieces of legislation affecting employment in...

California has once again stepped ahead of the rest of the country as well as the federal government in issuing proposed regulations...

Current legislation pending in California always includes a mix of good news and bad news for employers. Currently there are four (4)...

Contrary to 150 years of law, the California Department of Fair Employment & Housing has now issued new regulations making it more...

Recently the California Supreme Court reviewed and defined a 120 year old statute which states that an employee in California must have...