Assembly Bill (AB) 2188, signed into law on September 18th, will soon protect employees who use cannabis before or after completing their workday. The new law goes into effect until January 1, 2024, and…
Read ArticleSome employers desire, for various reasons, to ensure that disputes with employees are resolved through private arbitration rather than in court. A recent legal development could signal that employers may once again regain the…
Read ArticleChanges in the consumer price index (CPI) from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, will require California to raise the statewide minimum wage on January 1, 2023 to $15.50-per-hour. This applies to all…
Read ArticleBusiness owners and managers are frequently unaware of the risk of individual liability for unpaid wages in California. However, the Court of Appeal, in Elsie Seviour-Iloff v. LaPaille, recently published an opinion with several…
Read ArticleThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held, in Johnson v. WinCo Foods Holdings, Inc., that WinCo job applicants were not entitled to pay for time required to take a pre-employment drug test, nor…
Read ArticleThe California Employment Development Department (EDD) administers Paid Family Leave (PFL), which provides eligible employees with up to 8 weeks of wage replacement benefits when an employee is off work for certain qualifying reasons.…
Read ArticleEmployers with just five (5) W-2 employees must be prepared for the June 30, 2022 deadline to offer a qualified retirement savings plan (including a 401(a), 401(k), 403(a), 403(b), 408(k), 408(p), or 457(b)) to…
Read ArticleA California appellate court recently affirmed a trial court victory on behalf of Ralphs Grocery Co., in a case alleging the grocer should have provided suitable seating to its cashiers. By way of background,…
Read ArticleThe Law Offices of Alex Craigie is excited to announce that Alex Craigie has been selected by Thomson Reuters for inclusion in the 2022 Southern California SuperLawyers for Employment Litigation. Super Lawyers selects attorneys…
Read ArticleIn February, a United States District Court in San Diego dismissed a lawsuit brought by a spouse against her husband’s employer, Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc. The suit alleged that the husband contracted Covid-19…
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