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California’s complex meal period requirements are a perennial source of anxiety for employers. Companies face potential penalties and expensive litigation for failing to provide their nonexempt employees with compliant meal periods. A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC added a new cautionary consideration to meal period compliance: The…
Continue ReadingOverview With the economy slowly reopening after a year of COVID-19-related shutdowns, federal and state laws were recently enacted which extend paid sick leave benefits to California workers. On March 19, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that extends additional paid sick leave for reasons relating to COVID-19 to California workers. The legislation, SB 95,…
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Continue ReadingWednesday, December 16, 2020 (noon to 2:15 p.m. PST)
Continue ReadingClick here to request access to webinar recording! While on the one hand it seems that 2020 cannot end fast enough, it’s also time for California employers to catch their breath and update their handbooks, policies, and practices to comply with legal requirements effective January 1, 2021. This webinar aims to give you a good…
Continue ReadingThe California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has adopted new temporary regulations on COVID-19 infection prevention. These emergency standards were approved on November 30, 2020 and became effective immediately. The emergency temporary standard applies to all employers, employees, and to all places of employment with three exceptions: (1) workplaces where there is only one employee…
Continue ReadingThe California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) currently provides leave rights to eligible employees at a worksite with at least 50 employees within 75 miles. Senate Bill (“SB”) 1383, effective January 1, 2021, significantly expands this law in many important ways, broadening the number of employers that will now be covered, expanding the reasons for which employees…
Continue ReadingTuesday, December 1, 2020 (noon to 1:00 p.m. PDT)
Continue ReadingA variety of exempt and non-exempt minimum pay standards in California will increase on January 1, 2021. 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 ReadingOn July 24, 2020, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) issued updated guidance for certain matters related to employer handling of COVID-19. Most important, the DFEH confirmed that employers may require employees to submit to viral testing for COVID-19 before permitting employees to enter the workplace. The DFEH instructed that employers should ensure the…
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