It can be so confusing to understand whether and when an employee’s missed shift can be grounds for discipline.
For example, you can’t discipline an employee, even if they call off at the last minute, if they have statutory sick leave available and the reason for the call off was…
Continue Reading More Protected Time Off Provisions for CA Employers (AB 2499)Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 399, known as “The California Worker Freedom from…
Continue Reading Mandatory ‘Captive Audience Meetings’ Banned in California8 Tips to Give Your Confidentiality Agreements Teeth (In a Post-Non-Compete World)
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Continue Reading 8 Tips to Give Your Confidentiality Agreements Teeth (In a Post-Non-Compete World)The Freelance Worker Protection Act is a significant new bill currently sitting on Governor Newsom’s…
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Employment 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 know that several of those cities had minimum wage increases in July 2024, including: …
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 upheld California Proposition 22 as constitutional on July 25, 2024.
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Continue Reading Proposition 22 Survives: App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Companies May Continue to Properly Classify Drivers as Independent Contractors in California!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.
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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…
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