Background
The California Supreme Court just made it even more difficult to do business in California. Overturning the ruling of two lower courts, on July 15, 2021, the Court held
Continue Reading California Supreme Court Rules that Meal and Rest Premiums Must be Paid at the “Regular Rate”
During the pandemic when workplaces were closed and employees had to work from home due to Covid-19 restrictions, employers were required to either provide the equipment needed to work from
Continue Reading When & How Much to Pay for Work-From-Home Expenses in a Post Pandemic World
Effective July 1, 2021, San Francisco’s minimum wage increases to $16.32. This is an increase of 25 cents from the prior minimum wage ($16.07). The increases are tied to increases
Continue Reading San Francisco Minimum Wage Goes Up to $16.32 on July 1, 2021
California’s new COVID-19 prevention regulations adopted today allow employers greater freedom in some respects and impose new burdens in others. The regulations adopted by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board go into
Continue Reading Cal/OSHA Adopts New COVID-19 Workplace Regulations – The Ground Shifts Again
New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 prevention regulations — set to go into effect no later than June 15 — were withdrawn late Wednesday by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board. The move took employers
Continue Reading New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulations are Withdrawn! Cal/OSHA Huddles Over More Revisions.
New mandatory COVID-19 prevention protocols are coming from Cal/OSHA, but not quite as soon as expected. The vote to adopt revised regulations governing COVID-19 protocols in California workplaces has been
Continue Reading Delayed, but Here Shortly: New COVID-19 Regulations from Cal/OSHA
My colleagues around the country are putting on some pretty fabulous webinars in June that will be informative to employers (especially those who operate both inside and outside of California).
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Getting ready to reopen in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”?
Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what
Continue Reading The Must Have Fox Rothschild Guide to Doing Business in California (and It Is Free!)
This week has been full of back to work buzz. Can we return to work? What about planning a team happy hour? Questions abound, yet answers require sorting through a
Continue Reading FAQs On Office Reopening and Meeting Protocols
Employers in the hotel, event center, airport and private club sectors and those providing services to commercial buildings must now give employees who were laid off due to the COVID-19
Continue Reading Employees Laid Off Due to COVID-19 Pandemic are Given Recall Rights Under New State Law