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Click 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…
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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…
Continue ReadingOn June 23, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the “Back to Work” Emergency Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). When Mayor London Breed returned the Ordinance unsigned on July 3, 2020, this enacted it into law. As discussed more fully below, the Ordinance creates obligations for employers in certain circumstances to provide layoff notices to employees, as…
Continue ReadingYou may request access to the recorded webinar here: Access Request Form. Hixson Nagatani LLP sends you our well wishes during these very difficult times. This complimentary on-demand 90 minute webinar is an edited recording of our 2020 Mid-Year California Employment Law Update originally presented on June 24, 2020, with some portions re-recorded to correct audio…
Continue ReadingComplimentary Webinar: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 (noon to 1:30 p.m. PDT) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: REGISTRATION LINK Hixson Nagatani LLP sends you our well wishes during these very difficult times. In lieu of our traditional in-person mid-year update seminar series, we’re providing this complimentary 90 minute webinar to update employers on new legal developments, and to…
Continue ReadingOn April 17, 2020, San Francisco enacted a Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (“PHELO”) to require private employers with 500 or more employees to provide up to 80 hours of paid leave to employees during the public health emergency related to COVID-19. The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) has published Frequently Asked Questions (“OLSE FAQs”) regarding…
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