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California AB 168 On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 168, which goes into effect January 1, 2018. The most significant impact of AB 168 is that it will require employers to remove inquiries about prior salary history from their hiring and salary-setting processes, including removal of such questions from employment applications.…
Continue ReadingOn October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed the New Parent Leave Act (“NPLA”) into law. The law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2018, entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave to bond with a new child. As discussed below, the law impacts employers regardless of whether they are…
Continue ReadingA variety of exempt and non-exempt minimum pay standards in California will increase on January 1, 2018. 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,…
Continue ReadingThe City of San Francisco has enacted the Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, which is set to take effect on January 1, 2018. The new San Francisco law goes beyond existing federal and California state law requirements for lactation accommodation, mandating a variety of additional actions. The San Francisco law applies to any employer with…
Continue ReadingAs discussed during our June Mid-Year 2017 Employment Law Update series, California Assembly Bill 2337 requires that effective July 1, 2017, employers with 25 or more employees inform employees in writing of protections under Labor Code Sections 230 and 230.1. Employers must provide the notice to new employees upon hire and to other employees upon…
Continue ReadingFoster City Seminar: Thursday, June 15, 2017
(presented by Brian Nagatani & Mary Wang)
Los Angeles Seminar: Wednesday, June 21, 2017
(presented by Brian Nagatani & Dan Obuhanych)
San Diego Seminar: Thursday, June 22, 2017
(presented by Brian Nagatani & Mary Wang)
San Francisco Seminar: Tuesday, June 13, 2017
(presented by Ray Hixson & Dan Obuhanych)
Santa Clara Seminar: Tuesday, June 20, 2017
(presented by Ray Hixson, Dan Obuhanych & Mary Wang)
Employment Law Alert: San Jose Law Requires Offering More Hours to Part-Time Employees Before Hiring
The City of San Jose (California) has enacted an Opportunity to Work Ordinance that requires employers to offer additional work hours to existing qualified part-time employees before hiring new employees. The law took effect on March 13, 2017. It is intended to address problems associated with persons needing to work multiple part-time jobs, including difficulty obtaining…
Continue ReadingEmployers must terminate employees from time to time in order to run their businesses effectively, but no other type of personnel transaction presents a higher degree of legal risk. The saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” applies with particular force when it comes to terminating employees. Even subtle differences…
Continue ReadingTuesday, May 16, 2017 (noon to 1:30 p.m.) Employers must terminate employees from time to time in order to run their businesses effectively, but no other type of personnel transaction presents a higher degree of legal risk. The saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” applies with particular force when…
Continue ReadingAs discussed in detail in our July 1, 2016 Employment Law Alert, the San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance requires employers to provide eligible San Francisco employees taking leave to bond with a new child with up to six weeks of “Supplemental Compensation” equal to the difference between the employee’s California Paid Family Leave (“PFL”)…
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