One often forgotten consideration in many mergers and acquisitions is the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act). Whether you are a buyer or a seller, you should consider whether the WARN Act...more
9/6/2024
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Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
Mergers ,
Notice Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Temporary Layoffs ,
WARN Act
On July 1, following the California Legislature’s unanimous passage, Governor Newsom signed SB-92 and AB-2288, which drastically reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Most of the reforms apply to civil...more
7/3/2024
/ Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
While that champagne and cider chill to ring in the new year, take a look below and be sure you are ready to implement these California employment laws that become effective Jan. 1 and beyond....more
On July 17, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (Cal. Sup. Ct. Case No. S274671), in which it addressed whether a plaintiff who is compelled to arbitrate their individual...more
7/19/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Standing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Uber ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana
Late last year, the Los Angeles City Council passed the Fair Work Week Ordinance, aiming to increase predictability in work schedules in L.A.’s retail industry. The ordinance will require certain retail employers operating in...more
Changes to California minimum wage laws are around the corner on local and statewide levels. With respect to localities, on July 1, 2022, the minimum wage is rising in 12 California cities and in Los Angeles County. Any...more
Legislating Fairness: The National Movement Toward Legislation Regulating the Use of Noncompetes is part four of BakerHostetler's six-part series, "The Emerging New Era for Noncompetes and Trade Secrets.”...more
With the new year will come new laws that affect California employers. The following are the “A to Z” of changes in the laws that may affect your business in 2022. Under existing law, if a COVID-19 outbreak occurs at a...more
1/5/2022
/ Cal-OSHA ,
California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dynamex ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Quotas ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage Theft
On April 16, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 93, which requires certain employers to rehire eligible employees who were previously laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To be eligible for...more
As a reminder, private employers that have 100 or more employees and are required to file an annual EEO-1 under federal law are required to submit payroll data to the Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH). The pay...more
With the new year comes new laws that affect California employers. The following are the A to Z of changes in the law that may affect your business in 2021....more
1/6/2021
/ Attorney's Fees ,
California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Farm Workers ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Paid Leave ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workers’ Compensation ,
Workplace Safety
On May 6, 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-62-20 to “reduce the spread of COVID-19 and otherwise mitigate the effects of COVID-19 among all Californians” and thereby promote public health and safety by...more
On March 18, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-31-20 (the Order), relaxing the requirements of the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (CA WARN) during pendency of the state...more
With the New Year will come new laws that affect California employers. The following is the “A to Z” of changes in the law that may affect your business in 2020....more
11/25/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Data Collection ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
FEHA ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Misclassification ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
Earlier this month, a California Court of Appeal issued an opinion that is good news for California employers....more
The Law -
On September 19, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) into law. The law takes effect January 1, 2020, although some provisions may be applied retroactively.
...more
With the new year comes new laws that affect California employers. The following is the “A to Z” of changes in law that may affect your business in 2019....more
1/2/2019
/ Ban the Box ,
Defamation ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Trafficking ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
With the New Year come new laws that affect California employers. The following is the “A to Z” of changes in the law that may affect your business in 2018.
Effective January 1, 2018, California’s Fair Pay Act will extend...more
12/20/2017
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
General Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Salary ,
Parental Leave ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Subcontractors ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
U.S. companies, particularly defense and other high-tech companies, have long faced challenges of how to comply with both the deemed export rule, which may require employment discrimination in very limited circumstances, and...more
5/2/2016
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Persons ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
ITAR ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ,
Title VII
As we have previously reported, in October 2015, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 1513. The bill created California Labor Code Section 226.2, which requires employers to pay employees who are compensated on a piece-rate...more
As 2016 approaches, we wanted to highlight the following changes to California law for the new year. Assembly Bill 1506 amends the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) to rein in actions asserting noncompliance with...more
As Californians get back to business in the new year, we wanted to highlight the following changes to California employment laws for 2015:
- Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
- Protections Against Discrimination and...more
1/14/2015
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Mandates ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Immigrants ,
Minimum Wage ,
Minors ,
OSHA ,
Sick Leave ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour
On Wednesday, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision that, on its face, involved a technical preemption issue, but one that will have serious repercussions for those in the transportation...more
San Francisco's new Family-Friendly Workplace Ordinance (the "Ordinance") applies to employers with 20 or more employees and to those San Francisco-based employees who have been employed for at least six months and who work...more
Assembly Bill 10 raises California's hourly minimum wage rate to $9.00 per hour, beginning July 1, 2014. Effective January 1, 2016, the minimum wage rate will increase an additional $1.00 to reach $10.00 per hour. In addition...more