A new client of mine opened for business in California less than a week ago. Fifty employees, good intentions, and a genuine desire to get it right from day
Continue Reading Two Demand Letters Before the First Paycheck: What This Says About California’s Litigation ClimateCalifornia’s Workplace Know Your Rights Act (SB 294) has been in effect since January 1, but there’s one more milestone in the rollout most employers don’t know about. Tomorrow, July
Continue Reading New CA Labor Compliance Videos (Supposedly) Available Soon
If you manage a hotel in the City of Los Angeles, a change to the Hotel Worker ordinance is about to change how you think about health benefits for your
Continue Reading Updates to The Los Angeles Hotel Worker Health Care Ordinance and Why it Will Cost Employers More
If you thought the battle over California’s meal and rest break rules for commercial drivers was settled back in 2021, you were…mostly right. On June 4, 2026, the Ninth Circuit
Continue Reading Meal and Rest Breaks Will Drive You Crazy! Ninth Circuit Extends FMCSA Preemption to Passenger-Carrying DriversA client recently received a demand letter from a self-described “self-litigant” sitting in Florida who claimed the client violated CA pay transparency rules for failing to include a salary range
Continue Reading Are You in Compliance with California Pay Transparency Rules for Remote Job Postings?California is the only state to treat employees as full “consumers,” providing them the right to an employee notice and employee rights. While California enforcement has not yet focused squarely
Continue Reading Employee Privacy Rights Under CCPA: CalPrivacy Calls for Comments
The first week of this month I took a much-needed technology free vacation. I was hiking and staying in national parks with spotty WiFi and was blissfully ignorant of current
Continue Reading Why Is There Still So Much Sexual Harassment in the News?
It is a challenging labor market for the hospitality and restaurant industries. Many front- and back-of-house positions are notoriously hard to fill with capable and reliable individuals. The current immigration crack-down in
Continue Reading Why Hospitality Businesses Should Consider Second Chance HiringMany industries rely on hiring independent contractors — sometimes referred to as “1099 employees” — for temporary or seasonal work. But is that the best practice for labor and employment
Continue Reading Are Direct-Hire 1099s Over?
We are already halfway through January. As noted in a prior blog, SB 294 requires all CA employers to distribute a “Know Your Rights” Notice by February
Continue Reading Know Your Rights Notice Must Go to All Current Employees by February 1st