Anticipation mounts as we watch for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s action on bills of immediate importance to employers. The Governor has until September 30, 2020 to sign or veto the following bills of concern:
SB 1383 – Historic Extensions of California Family Rights Act Obligations
If signed by the Governor, this bill will extend
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 an Alert describing the risks to employers nationally of such litigation and giving recommendations on hiring up defensively. California employers, in particular, may be at
On Monday night, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 2257 (AB2257), a clean-up bill to Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). Under AB 2257, musicians, fine artists, freelance writers, photographers, and translators would be among those getting exemptions from AB5 to continue working as independent contractors, rather than as employees. The bill is expected to be signed
The fate of rideshare companies in California has taken several dramatic twists today following last week’s preliminary injunction enjoining Lyft and Uber from classifying their drivers as independent contractors.
The trial court’s injunction, issued on August 10th, served as a considerable defeat for Lyft and Uber in their attempt to avoid a revamped employee classification
For the first time in two decades, California has changed its statewide smoking laws. Some workplaces that were exempt from the previous smoke-free workplace laws are no longer exempt. The new smoking laws also raised the minimum smoking age from 18 to 21 and equate e-cigarettes and vaporizers with traditional tobacco products. The laws in
I’ve been following California’s “judicial hellhole” rankings for a couple of years now. Like many of you, I was outraged when New York claimed the top spot last year (according to the American Tort Reform Association, which puts out the rankings). This year, reason has prevailed over East Coast bias and the Golden
U.S. employers are, of course, required to verify that the workers they hire are authorized to work here. AB 622, which takes effect January 1, 2016, will make it harder for California employers to do so.
Three federal agencies (the Citizenship and Immigration Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Social Security Administration)
Are you worried about the threat posed by prior-salary-question-askers? Well then you can sleep soundly knowing that your California Legislature has tackled this thorny issue.
AB 1017, one of the bills sitting on the Governor’s desk from the last legislative session, would add language to the California Labor Code saying:
An employer shall not,
If a company hires someone for full-time employment, it’s natural to want that person’s undivided attention. So it seems only reasonable that an employer can tell someone: “Hey, if we’re paying you for full-time work, you can’t work for anyone else.” Right?
Wrong. Labor Code
Paid Sick Leave becomes mandatory in California on July 1, 2015. We’ve discussed the general requirements here and here. The law requires that employers display a poster stating that: