Governor Signs AB 152, Changes To Take Effect Immediately -
Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 152 (AB 152), which – effective immediately – extends California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) through...more
DOJ Has Declared Enforcement of Website Accessibility is Priority -
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has issued web accessibility guidance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While many courts have...more
Emergency Temporary Standards Better Align with CDC and CDPH Guidelines -
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted Thursday to bring its COVID-19 workplace regulations (known as Emergency Temporary...more
New Draft ETS Revisions Expected Friday -
In light of recent guidance changes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health, the California Occupational Safety and...more
The Do’s and Don’ts of Cal/OSHA’s Revised ETS -
After a lengthy meeting yesterday, which included significant public comment and debate among its members, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board...more
Cal/OSHA Expected to Decide This Week on Revised ETS -
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board released proposed text of further revised Emergency Temporary Standards Friday, incorporating additional...more
Status Quo Remains in the California Workplace -
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board was expected today to consider revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards for re-adoption. However, the...more
Revised FAQs Include How to Handle Vaccinated Employees Exposed to COVID-19 -
Yesterday, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health updated its FAQ post on the COVID-19 Emergency Testing Standards, applying...more
California Senate Bill 95 -
Senate Bill 95, signed late last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, requires employers to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave to employees who cannot work or telework due...more
Part 1: New Labor & Employment Laws for Businesses and Public Agencies in 2021 -
California lawmakers and regulatory agencies spent the greater part of 2020 responding to the coronavirus pandemic, passing legislation,...more
New California Guidance Impacts Quarantine Periods for Exposed Workers -
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order Tuesday that partially suspends portions of new Cal/OSHA regulations providing time frames that employees...more
CDC Greatly Expands Close Contact Definition for Determining Exposure to COVID-19 -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greatly expanded its definition of “close contact” for determining a COVID-19 exposure....more
New Federal Employee Leave Requirements Under COVID-19 -
UPDATED: March 20 -
Last week, the federal government enacted new legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more
New California Law Creates Legal Test for Determining Who is an “Employee” -
In the wake of Assembly Bill 5, employers will need to exercise additional care when determining whether to hire workers as employees or as...more
11/13/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
Public Agencies ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Best Best & Krieger LLP Labor & Employment attorneys hosted a webinar that focuses on new legislation and case law from 2018 impacting both private and public employers in California.
What was discussed:
-New legislation...more
A city employee’s comments at a public event were not protected under the First Amendment because she spoke as a public employee, not a private citizen, a federal appeals court held in Barone v. City of Springfield. However,...more
9/18/2018
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Municipalities ,
Prior Restraint ,
Public Employees ,
Public Statements ,
Reputational Injury ,
Retaliation
California employers cannot require employees to routinely work — even for just minutes — off-the-clock without compensation, according to the California Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Troester v. Starbucks. ...more
The United States Supreme Court overturned years of precedent yesterday and ruled that a public sector employer could not deduct an agency fee, or any other form of payment, to a public sector union from an employee’s pay...more
6/29/2018
/ Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Fair Share Contribution ,
First Amendment ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Non-Union ,
Payroll Deductions ,
Public Sector Unions ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
Union Dues
Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public.
What Was Discussed
-Legislation passed in 2017
-Wage and hour...more
6/22/2018
/ Contractors ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Application ,
Employment Litigation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay Act ,
FEHC ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Medical Leave ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
On-Call Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Employers ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Retirement Plan ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sanctuary Cities ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Special Districts ,
Subcontractors ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Levy ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Withholding Allowances ,
Withholding Requirements ,
Workplace Safety
In a unanimous ruling, the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court rejected the decades-old Borello test for determining whether workers should be classified as employees or independent...more
5/21/2018
/ ABC Test ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Two new California laws could result in costly fines to public agency employers who fail to adhere to the specified requirements. Assembly Bills 1487 and 1309 both went into effect Jan. 1....more
Last week Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 119 into law, which requires public employers to provide union representatives access to new employees during their orientations. This bill defines employee orientation as the...more
A U.S. Supreme Court Tie Means Victory for Unions -
An equally divided United States Supreme Court means that public sector unions in California can still require employees to pay union fees, even if the employee is not...more
May Require Employers to Amend Their Existing Policies -
New amendments to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act regulations that go into effect on April 1 include changes to policies on discrimination, harassment...more
As in years past, 2016 brings important changes to employment laws in California — a state that continues to be a challenging environment for employers.
Employment issues ranging from healthy workplaces and gender...more
1/29/2016
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
E-Verify ,
Fair Pay Act ,
FEHA ,
Gender Identity ,
Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act 2014 ,
Meal and Entertainment Expenditures ,
Minimum Wage ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Public Employers ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour