By May 14, 2025, California employers with 100 or more employees must submit pay data reports to the Civil Rights Department (CRD) under Government Code section 12999. Reports must cover 2024 data by race,…
Read ArticleMisclassifying a California employee as exempt can lead to significant legal and financial consequences for employers. Under California law, exempt employees must meet strict salary and duty requirements, and failure to properly classify workers…
Read ArticleEmployers are now prohibited from requiring employees to attend meetings or participate in communications concerning the employer’s opinions on religious or political matters, including union organizing. This legislation aims to protect employees from coercion…
Read ArticleLos Angeles County enacted a new Fair Chance Ordinance, set to take effect on September 3, 2024, which expands California’s existing “Ban the Box” law by introducing additional requirements for employers with five…
Read ArticleIf you required an employee to sign a contract with a non-compete clause, you may be required to give notice to current and former employees. Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1076 last fall,…
Read ArticleSenate Bill (SB) 553, signed into law last fall, requires employers to implement a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) on or before July 1, 2024. In addition to the WVPP, employers also must…
Read ArticleEffective January 1, 2024, two new California laws enhance protections for employees who use cannabis away from the workplace. SB 700 expressly prohibits employers from requesting information from job applicants relating to prior cannabis…
Read ArticleOn February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 114 which resurrects COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (the “SPSL”) for 2022. This version of SPSL took effect February 19, 2022, however, it…
Read ArticleCounseling clients to avoid exposure for disability discrimination can be a prickly business. Consider the following scenario. Your client operates a small manufacturing concern. Every worker at the widget factory, from the owner to…
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