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The City of Los Angeles recently published Rules and Regulations Implementing the Minimum Wage Ordinance – the Ordinance providing paid sick leave to employees working in the City of Los Angeles. Below are some of the important points from the Regulations. Compliance Deadline Although we have seen some commentators suggest that employers with 25 or…

On June 7, 2016, San Francisco voters approved amendments to the City’s sick leave law to take effect on January 1, 2017. The amendments generally expand San Francisco’s law to match more generous provisions of California’s state sick leave law, and broaden employee rights somewhat further. We consider these to be the most significant amendments:…

The City of San Francisco has enacted a Paid Parental Leave Ordinance requiring employers to provide supplemental compensation to employees who are receiving California Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) benefits for purposes of bonding with a new child. Employers are advised to review and update their leave policies in anticipation of the law taking effect, starting…

The United States Department of Labor issued a Final Rule to update overtime regulations regarding the minimum weekly salary required for exempt executive, administrative, professional, and salaried computer professional employees.  Under the new regulations, effective December 1, 2016, the minimum weekly salary for such exempt employees will rise from $455 to $913 per week (an…

The Cities of San Diego and Los Angeles recently enacted local sick leave and minimum wage laws. Employers with employees working in those cities should take action immediately to update their policies and practices to ensure compliance. As to differences between local city, California, and federal laws, employers are required to comply with the provisions…

On May 12, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016. This new law creates a federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation with potential remedies including injunctive relief, monetary damages, exemplary damages for willful/malicious misappropriation of up to two times the monetary damages, and prevailing party attorneys’ fees…

As we discussed in our 2016 Employment Law Update seminar series, a new California pregnancy disability rights notice goes into effect today, April 1, 2016. You may access the new form here: Your Rights and Obligations as a Pregnant Employee. California regulations require employers to post the notice conspicuously in the workplace, and to give…

As we discussed in our 2016 Employment Law Update seminar series, recently enacted California regulations require that in addition to distributing California’s DFEH-185 brochure on sexual harassment, or an alternative compliant writing (such as an anti-harassment policy contained in an employee handbook), “an employer shall develop a harassment, discrimination, and retaliation prevention policy” meeting a…