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In our November 8, 2019 Employment Law Alert, we discussed a new California law banning mandatory employee arbitration agreements (AB 51) effective January 1, 2020, and anticipated legal challenges to the new law. On December 29, 2019, a federal court granted a temporary restraining order to block enforcement of AB 51 pending further legal review. Chamber…
Continue ReadingSan Diego Seminar: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 (presented by Ray Hixson & Brian Nagatani)
San Francisco Seminar: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 (presented by Ray Hixson, Brian Nagatani, & Mary Wang)
Santa Clara Seminar: Thursday, January 16, 2020 (presented by Ray Hixson, Brian Nagatani, & Mary Wang)
Continue ReadingRequired Harassment, Discrimination & Retaliation Prevention Policy Updates for California Employers
California regulations require that employers distribute California’s DFEH-185 brochure on sexual harassment, or an alternative compliant writing (such as an anti-harassment policy contained in an employee handbook), and in addition (as of April 1, 2016) a harassment, discrimination, and retaliation prevention policy that meets a lengthy list of requirements. We generally recommend complying with the former through…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Senate Bill 142, which becomes effective January 1, 2020, significantly expands employer obligations with respect to lactation accommodations, including more stringent requirements as to what constitutes an adequate lactation space, and imposes increased penalties for non-compliance. The law also requires employers to develop a lactation accommodation policy meeting specified requirements, and to distribute such policy…
Continue ReadingA variety of exempt and non-exempt minimum pay standards in California will increase on January 1, 2020. Exempt Software Professionals In order to treat software professionals as exempt from overtime, California employers generally need to meet the requirements of the “computer software professional” exemption. The term “software professionals” covers positions such as software engineers, programmers, developers,…
Continue ReadingYou may request access to the recorded webinar here: Access Request Form California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed new employment laws on a variety of subjects, some of which will require employers to make changes by January 1, 2020. Attend this webinar for a review of some key changes employers need to make by then, including:…
Continue ReadingMany California employers require employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements for a variety of strong reasons, including that such agreements can waive the right to bring an employee class action lawsuit, and in order to avoid employment cases being decided by notoriously unpredictable California juries. A new California law aims to disrupt that common practice.…
Continue ReadingAs we discussed in our 2019 California Employment Law Update and Mid-Year Update seminar series, California has expanded sexual harassment prevention training requirements to apply to employers with five or more employees or contract workers (the prior threshold was 50 employees/contract workers). Also, while previously the law required employers to provide supervisors with two hours…
Continue ReadingYou may request access to the recorded webinar here: Access Request Form California employers face no compliance challenge more complex than with respect to navigating the maze of California and federal leave of absence laws. Watch this webinar recording for: An A-Z Review of California & Federal Leave Laws: including Family & Medical Leave Act,…
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