Non-Essential Businesses Continue to Reopen Under State and Local Safety Orders, but Employers Should Still Use Caution -
California continues to advance through the later portion of Stage 2 of its phased reopening plan....more
6/4/2020
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
OSHA ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Title VII ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
Join Greenberg Glusker LLP, Ethos Giving, and Miller Ink to discuss how businesses can “do good” in the current COVID-19 environment and beyond.
We’ll be discussing:
- Why businesses and business leaders are needed...more
California employers have been struggling to keep up with the clunky stew of federal and state leaves for years. Unwittingly, therefore, they have been training for years on managing multiple employees’ leaves. What’s two...more
5/6/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EFMLA ,
Entertainment Industry ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay
We don’t know about you, but we don’t feel like it’s the holidays until there are fancy tree and menorah displays in every office lobby around town, a plethora of chocolate and cookie assortments multiplying daily in the...more
12/10/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Arbitration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Training ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
No-Rehire Provisions ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour
What is the Law? -
California legalized medical use of marijuana in 1996. California then legalized the recreational use of marijuana in 2016.
California disability related laws, the Fair Employment Housing Act and CA...more
Among the many legislative bills signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on his way out of office, no less than five of them take aim at preventing sexual harassment and depriving bad actions from being covered up. The...more
As we previously shared in our October 17, 2018, client alert, amendments to Government Code Section 12950.1 require that all California employers having five or more employees are required to provide sexual harassment and...more
Despite periodic rumors to the contrary, employers are typically not interested in policing their employees’ off-duty-conduct or in becoming their employees’ thought-patrol. However, there are occasions in which an...more
The recent California Supreme Court ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles has effectively eliminated the gray area between “employee” and “independent contractor” and has caused a notable...more
The recently published California case of Camacho v. Target has highlighted an often misunderstood issue in the world of employment law settlements. ...more
The California Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles that all workers are employees unless proven otherwise. Notably, the Court has made it much more difficult...more
There is a lot of confusion around the hyper-technical employment laws California’s legislators seem to favor. Meal and rest breaks must be provided. They must be provided at certain times of the day, for a certain duration...more
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) announced last week that it will commence random telephone interviews of employers about their anti-harassment and diversity policies. An outgrowth of the DFEH’s...more
The #MeToo movement. The #TimesUp movement. Icons of media and industry brought down by sexual harassment scandals that date back years and decades. All this has led to much discussion in state legislatures, in legal circles,...more
Earlier this year, California employers became subject to new workplace regulations pertaining to protections for transgender applicants and employees. These regulations expanded existing protections under the Fair Employment...more
The following is a summary of the most significant new laws that will affect California employers in the upcoming year.
New Parent Leave Act -
Employers with 50 or more employees are already familiar with the ob ligation...more
10/26/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigrants ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Wage ,
Parental Leave ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
Under prior law, single-user restrooms were permitted to be designated as either for men only, for women only or for all genders. That is about to change. ...more
The federal government requires employers to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. As of January 22, 2017, all employers must use the new I-9 Forms released...more
This year has brought many changes that will impact all California employers. This annual report from Greenberg Glusker’s Employment Department summarizes some of the most important employment law developments that will...more
11/8/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Pay ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Parental Leave ,
Restroom Legislation ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Smoking Bans ,
Talent Services Act ,
Unfair Immigration-Related Practices ,
Wage and Hour
Many employers enter into arbitration agreements with their employees to expedite resolution and mitigate the risk of jury trials. For the most part, a proper arbitration agreement would have the effect of requiring both the...more
9/12/2016
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Ernst & Young ,
Iskanian ,
NLRA ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Section 7 ,
Section 8
As you may have heard, on May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). This is a significant and comprehensive law that now allows holders of trade secrets to pursue civil...more
5/16/2016
/ Asset Seizure ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Employment Contract ,
Ex Parte ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Trade Secrets ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies