California Workplace Violence Prevention Law Coming Soon!
May 20, 2024 5:32 pmTime is running out for employers in California to be compliant with SB 553, which requires employers to implement a... Read More
Tag Archive: California
New Price Transparency Law Frustrates California Hospitality Industry
May 14, 2024 2:19 pmEmployers in the hospitality industry may be scrambling to make big changes leading up to July 1, when California’s new... Read More
New Employee-Friendly Bill Proposed in California
May 3, 2024 2:14 pmA new bill has been proposed in California and may give employers a new wage and hour worry if passed. ... Read More
Right to Disconnect for Employees Coming Soon?
April 5, 2024 4:11 pmIf passed, California would become the first state to implement a ‘right to disconnect’ law. Under Bill AB-2751, which was... Read More
NLRB Issues New Guidance Impacting All Employers Using Electronic Monitoring or Surveillance
November 18, 2022 5:01 pmA memorandum has been issued by Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), that will... Read More
Pay Transparency Laws-New in Effect and On the Horizon
October 10, 2022 5:34 pmOn November 1, 2022, New York City enacted a pay transparency ordinance that joins the state of Colorado and the... Read More
October 5 Tip of the Week
October 6, 2020 1:03 pm Leave your thoughtsAs if California employers didn’t have enough compliance concerns on their plate, Governor Newsom signed SB 973 into law adopting... Read More
California COVID-19 Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening
July 29, 2020 9:09 pmCalifornia released a COVID-19 Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening to help employers “plan and prepare for reopening their business and to support a safe, clean environment for workers and customers.”
Effective Date for the CCPA is Rapidly Approaching
December 3, 2019 2:49 pmAs if companies doing business in California didn’t already have enough compliance challenges, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020.
California Ban on Mandatory Arbitration
November 4, 2019 3:41 pmThough his predecessor previously vetoed similar bills, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 51 into law, effectively prohibiting the use of mandatory arbitration agreements for most employment law claims.
California Legislators Pass Bill to Classify Gig-Workers as Employees
September 11, 2019 2:44 pmOn Tuesday September 10, 2019, California legislators passes a landmark bill which will require app based workers (ex. Uber, Lyft, Postmates) to be treated as employees. Traditionally, these app based companies treated their workers as independent contractors. California Governor Gavin Newsom is a supporter of the bill, and is expected to sign as soon as it moves through the State Assembly.
California Bans Discrimination Based on Hairstyle
July 15, 2019 4:26 pmCalifornia Governor Gavin Newson recently signed the Crown Act into law, making California the first state in the United States to specifically prohibit employers and school officials from discriminating against people based on their natural hair.
2019 California Labor Law Update
January 2, 2019 3:51 pmThe following are new labor laws in California and how you can best prepare for them. These are effective January 1, 2019 unless noted: