'Tis the season to review the new laws that have been passed this year that will affect California employers in 2019 and beyond. Of particular note are the new laws that followed the outcry over workplace-related sexual...more
12/11/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Training ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Woman Board Members
In 2016, California passed various labor and employment laws which directly impact the hospitality industry. Below is a brief summary of many of these laws, which generally take effect on January 1, 2017, unless otherwise...more
12/16/2016
/ Ban the Box ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Forum Selection ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Popular ,
Safe Harbors ,
Smoking Bans ,
Stalking ,
Unfair Immigration-Related Practices ,
Wage and Hour
In 2016, California passed a slew of labor and employment laws affecting businesses across the state and their personnel policies and practices. Below is a brief summary of many of these laws, which generally take effect on...more
12/8/2016
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Ban the Box ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
FEHA ,
Heat Exposure ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Proposition 64 ,
Safe Harbors ,
Security Guards ,
Sexual Assault ,
Smoking Bans ,
Stalking ,
Unfair Immigration-Related Practices ,
Wage and Hour
The California Legislature enacted a number of new bills that become effective in 2015. Among the most significant are the following...more
12/2/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Child Labor ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Contract ,
FEHA ,
Independent Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Training ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Violence
While 2013 was marked by some novel and interesting judicial and administrative decisions, including Quicken Loans (in which the National Labor Relations Board invalidated certain common employee handbook policies), Vance v....more
1/7/2014
/ Compliance ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Rights ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Minimum Wage ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
SCOTUS ,
Tips ,
Vance v. Ball State University ,
Wages