Last fall, the California Legislature broadened the obligations of employers to provide sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to their workforce. This Bulletin briefly explains these changes. Expanded Scope for Sexual Harassment Prevention…
Read ArticleOn September 30, 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law several bills that greatly expand the rights of employees to pursue sexual harassment lawsuits in California. The majority of these laws require immediate attention…
Read ArticleOn April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court, in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, clarified the proper test for California companies to apply before treating any worker as an independent contractor. This…
Read ArticleOn March 5, 2018, the California Supreme Court, in Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp., announced a new formula to determine an employee’s “regular rate” for overtime purposes when the worker received a flat bonus…
Read ArticleEmployers often find it difficult to justify, practically or emotionally, paying severance to an employee being terminated for cause. After all, employers ask, why compensate and reward a worker who broke the rules? It…
Read ArticleEmployers must begin using a new version of the Form I-9 issued by the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services (USCIS) no later than September 18, 2017 or face potentially large fines. The Form I-9…
Read ArticleEmployers may be already aware of the significant movement afoot to eliminate the consideration of an applicant’s criminal history, both from job applications and the interview, until a conditional offer of employment has been…
Read ArticleThe California Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion clarifying employers’ obligations to provide employee rest periods. Specifically, in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., 2 Cal.5th 257, the Court reinstated a trial court…
Read ArticleAmong the major issues decided by California voters this past November was Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which legalized recreational use of marijuana by adults. While our state has permitted limited…
Read ArticleGovernor Brown has signed a number of new laws affecting California employers. This post briefly discusses a few of them. Increased Statewide Minimum Wage Senate Bill (SB) 3 provides for six stepped annual statewide increases…
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