Are you confused about the ever-changing reopening regulations in the different Bay Area cities ? California released a new Blueprint to guide us on reopening due to COVID-19 but it
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Employers’ Litigation Strategies Must Evolve in the New Year as California Laws Change
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
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Obligations to Report COVID-19 in the Workforce: What Employers Need to Know
Employers in California are subject to a layer cake of requirements to report suspected and diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in their workforce. Federal, state and local agencies each impose obligations
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Employers Beware! The New Pay Data Reports You File will be Used to Target Enforcement Actions
[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
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Employees who are Crime Victims Gain New Protections Under Bill Approved by Governor Newsom
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
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New Obligations Coming for California Employers to Report Potential COVID-19 Exposure
Effective January 1, 2021, California employers must report to their workforces instances in which employees may have been exposed to COVID-19 and to local public health departments any “outbreak” of
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Employers Face Greater Burdens for COVID-19-Related Workers Compensation Claims
Newly signed legislation makes it easier and faster for employees to obtain workers compensation benefits for contracting COVID-19. The statutes, which went into effect on Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of
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Governor Newsom Approves Historic Expansion of California Family Rights Act
Small employers in California – those with only five employees or more – will be obligated to provide eligible employees up to 12 weeks of family care and medical leave
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Employers, Heads Up! These are the bills of Importance on Governor Newsom’s Desk
THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH THE GOVERNOR’S ACTION ON EACH BILL DISCUSSED.
Anticipation mounts as we watch for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s action on bills of immediate importance
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Hiring During the Pandemic: Employers Must Plan Defensively
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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