It’s that time of year for my annual holiday rituals: gingerbread lattes, Black Friday sales and employee handbook updates! As we move into 2025, California’s legal landscape continues to evolve
Continue Reading Essential California Handbook Updates for 2025Potential New Rules for Freelance Contracts
The Freelance Worker Protection Act is a significant new bill currently sitting on Governor Newsom’s desk, awaiting a signature or veto. Also known as SB 988, the bill is designed
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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.
- Some employers
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,
Emergency 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
The Death of the Restaurant Surcharge
In March, Nancy Yaffe gave us an overview of SB 487, the new “junk fee” ban becoming effective on July 1st. As a refresher, legal requirements in California and
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New Guidelines Released on Workplace Violence Prevention
Nearly all employers in the state of California must prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (“WVPP” or “Plan”) by July 1, 2024 and Cal/OSHA just published the highly anticipated model
Continue Reading New Guidelines Released on Workplace Violence PreventionA Chart of All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave Laws
Oops we did it again…For your reading pleasure, we have compiled a monster chart of California’s state and local paid sick leave laws and their various nuances. With the new
Continue Reading A Chart of All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave LawsConducting a Respectful RIF
With 38% of companies expecting to layoff employees in 2024, the start of the new year has already seen the announcements of thousands of employee layoffs across all sectors. What’s
Continue Reading Conducting a Respectful RIFThree Workplace Issues to Watch in 2024
It has been an eventful year for California employers, and I don’t anticipate a slowing of pace in 2024. Between higher minimum wages, increasingly complicated local ordinances (e.g. paid sick)
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