Starting September 3, 2024, employers must comply with involved new requirements if they wish to consider criminal backgrounds in making hiring or promotional decisions for positions that will perform work in any unincorporated area of Los Angeles County. The requirements — imposed by the County’s Fair Chance Ordinance — will…
Continue Reading New Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance Imposes Obligations on EmployersEmployment class actions can be daunting.
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Continue Reading Join Us for a Webinar on Employment Class Actions: Strategies & Success StoriesWe know that many cities in California have their own minimum wages. And we also…
Continue Reading Pay Attention to Those California City BoundariesProposition 22 Survives: App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Companies May Continue to Properly Classify Drivers as Independent Contractors in California!
In a substantial win for app-based rideshare and delivery companies, the California Supreme Court unanimously…
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The PAGA reform (click here for a full analysis) caps penalties at 15% or 30% for employers that take “all reasonable steps” to comply with the law. This…
Continue Reading 85% Discount on PAGA ClaimsPractical Issues with Implementation of Workplace Violence Prevention Plans
Now that California employers have their Workplace Violence Prevention Plans (WVPP) in place (as of July 1) some grey areas have come up that warrant awareness and discussion.
Some employers…
Continue Reading Practical Issues with Implementation of Workplace Violence Prevention PlansThe comprehensive reform of California’s Private Attorneys General Act is now the law. The PAGA reform (AB 2288 and SB 92) was a result of an agreement approved by Governor…
Continue Reading PAGA Reform: Everything You Need To KnowA last-minute, emergency bill, SB-1524, was signed into law over the weekend by Governor Newsom. SB-1524 effectively modifies SB-478, the so-called junk-fee ban, which became effective today. As discussed…
Continue Reading Junk Fee Ban Now Exempts Restaurant SurchargesCalifornia’s legislative leaders and Governor Newsom reached an agreement on reforms to the Private Attorney Generals’ Act which will change the landscape of PAGA going forward. PAGA has cost businesses…
Continue Reading PAGA Reform Deal In Place!I recently attended a superb webinar put on by two Fox Rothschild partners, Colleen McGarry and Brian McGinnis, with an update on LGBTQIA+ issues in the law. I look…
Continue Reading June is Pride MonthCalifornia Supreme Court Holds Good Faith Defense Precludes Penalties for Wage Statement Noncompliance
In a significant victory for employers, the California Supreme Court recently held that if an employer reasonably and in good faith believed it was providing complete and accurate wage statements…
Continue Reading California Supreme Court Holds Good Faith Defense Precludes Penalties for Wage Statement NoncomplianceYesterday, Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced Senate Bill 1524 which would keep restaurant fees legal so long as they present additional fees “clearly and conspicuously.” This bill would amend Senate…
Continue Reading Emergency Bill Introduced to Change Junk FeesPAGA lawsuits keep getting easier to bring—and one court just took it a step further. Employees no longer need to bring an individual PAGA claim to have standing to sue…
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