Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB1867 into law, which provides supplemental paid sick leave benefits for California workers. The new law, which adds section 248.1 to the Labor Code, provides
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Local Minimum Wages Ratchet Up on July 1
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July 1, the minimum wage jumps up yet again in localities throughout California. The minimum wage hikes come in the midst of a pandemic and one of the most
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CA Cannabis Companies With 20+ Employees Must Certify They Have “Labor Peace”
As of January 1, 2020, licensed cannabis companies in California with 20 or more employees will have 60 days to certify that they’ve entered into a “labor peace agreement” with
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Who, Exactly, Is Subject to the CCPA?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a broad-based law protecting information that identifies California residents, was passed in June 2018 and will take effect in 2020. Dubbed “GDPR Lite,” to
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Social Security No-Match Letters Are Back
In March 2019, the Social Security Administration resumed issuance of Employer Correction Request Notices, commonly referred to as “Social Security No-Match Letters.”
The No-Match Letters are being sent to businesses
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Supreme Court (Once Again) Poised To End Compulsory Union Dues For Public Employees
Judicial Hostility to Employment Arbitration Flares up in 9th Circuit
When you draft employment arbitration agreements, it’s not enough to know what the law is. You should also know what the law will be at the time that someone challenges
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Unions Breathe Big Sigh of Relief Over Compulsory Dues
Public employee unions dodged a bulldozer yesterday when the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it had deadlocked 4 to 4 in Freidrichs v. California Teachers Ass’n, the case challenging
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Supreme Court Poised To End Compulsory Union Dues For California Teachers
Almost 40 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education ruled that states could require public employees to pay union dues. The Court, however, now
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Finally Some Good News From the Labor Board
At least some good has come out of the Supreme Court’s finding that President Obama’s recess appointments were invalid in Noel Canning. By virtue of the Supreme Court’s decision,
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