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
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Pay Attention to Those California City Boundaries
We 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:
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Proposition 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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Practical 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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Junk Fee Ban Now Exempts Restaurant Surcharges
Continue Reading Junk Fee Ban Now Exempts Restaurant SurchargesA 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,
June is Pride Month
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 NoncomplianceEmergency Bill Introduced to Change Junk Fees
Continue Reading Emergency Bill Introduced to Change Junk FeesYesterday, 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
Think Twice Before You Contest Unemployment
It happens all the time. A poor performing, or even blatant policy-violating former employee applies for unemployment. The immediate reflex by most employers is to contest it. Good idea? Well
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