As an unprecedented operation begins to deploy millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, employers question whether they may lawfully require that employees be vaccinated. Today, the U.S.
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How employers will need to defend California employment lawsuits, Labor Commissioner actions and even arbitrations must evolve come the New Year due to changes in the law that become effective
Continue Reading Employers’ Litigation Strategies Must Evolve in the New Year as California Laws Change
[UPDATE: Guidance issued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on these new requirements may be found here.]
California employers with 100 or more employees are now
Continue Reading Employers Beware! The New Pay Data Reports You File will be Used to Target Enforcement Actions
Employees who suffer physical or mental injury due to a crime will be entitled to job-protected leave and other protections from their employers under legislation signed this week by Governor
Continue Reading Employees who are Crime Victims Gain New Protections Under Bill Approved by Governor Newsom
With so much going on for employers in 2020, let us not forget the #MeToo movement and related changes in California’s laws requiring sexual harassment prevention training. All employers with
Continue Reading Don’t Forget CA Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Mandate in 2020
In meaningful numbers, employers across the U.S. who are rebuilding their workforces are being sued by employees not recalled from COVID furloughs and applicants not hired. Last week, I posted
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Widespread opioid abuse continues, including among working Americans, subjecting employers to the risk of liability under the intricacies of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and similar state laws. On
Continue Reading EEOC Issues Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation of Opioid Use and Addiction
Thanks to Rosa Hernandez, a summer associate and soon-to-be 3rd-year student at UC Berkeley Law School for this post.
Be honest, you’re getting sick of quarantine with
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With so many businesses either re-opening or planning to reopen in California, let’s not forget that all employees (not just supervisors) must be trained in harassment prevention before year end.
Continue Reading California Provides a Free Harassment Prevention Online Tool for Employees
Keeping up with the deluge of COVID-19 laws, regulations, interpretive guidelines, and the like is quite a challenge for employers. You need to react to constantly changing circumstances and do
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