In preparation for 2021, California employers have an abundance of new laws to decipher and comply with. Below are the highlights curated by our Employment Law Group.
AB 685 CREATES NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING...more
11/16/2020
/ California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
As the country gears up for a new school year, employees with school-aged children are facing a number of challenges. Some schools are requiring that students participate in remote learning, while others are implementing a...more
9/3/2020
/ Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EPSLA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Family Medical Leave ,
New Guidance ,
Paid Leave ,
Remote Learning ,
School Closures
The DFEH Finally Publishes its Free Sexual Harassment Training Materials for Non-Supervisory Employees -
As we first discussed in a client alert in late 2018, California passed legislation for 2019 requiring that all...more
6/30/2020
/ Age Discrimination ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFEH ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
FEHA ,
Fluctuating Workweek ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Minimum Wage ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
In April, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) advised that employers can require employees to submit to a viral test to see if they have a current COVID-19 infection (see A.6). However, COVID-19 viral testing...more
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
Employers everywhere are turning their attention to resuming business and allowing their employees to “return to work.” However, as they recognize, developing a return-to-work plan is no easy task.
Several weeks ago, the...more
5/9/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Sick Employees ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Safety
On April 7, 2020, Mayor Eric Garcetti issued three emergency orders that have an impact on employers in the City of Los Angeles: (1) requiring 80 hours of COVID-19-related paid sick leave to employees of large employers; (2)...more
4/15/2020
/ City of Los Angeles ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Emergency Orders ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Grocery Stores ,
Mayor Garcetti ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Pharmacies ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Sick Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Employers are faced with critical questions and important legal obligations as they address Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) matters in the workplace. While it is impossible to address all potential legal issues in a single client...more
3/13/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Industrial Relations ,
EDD ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
FEHA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Testing ,
NLRA ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Quarantine ,
School Closures ,
Sick Leave ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety ,
World Health Organization
After months of confusion and pain surrounding the topic of independent contractors, we are practically giddy as we send this short and unambiguous legal update: Employers must start using the updated I-9 form issued by the...more
2/28/2020
/ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Document Retention Policies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Updated Forms ,
USCIS ,
Verification Requirements
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
On September 18, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which adds Section 2750.3 to the California Labor Code. This new law, which was highly anticipated and has far reaching implications for...more
As we shared in our Client Alert last fall, the passage of SB 1343 required that employers with five or more employees provide, by no later than January 1, 2020, at least two hours of sexual harassment training to all...more
DFEH Family and Medical Leave and Pregnancy Leave Poster -
As of April 1, 2019, California employers with 20 or more employees should make sure they have posted the Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s (“DFEH”) new...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
Governor Jerry Brown has signed a number of laws into effect, many of which are designed to strengthen minority protections and bolster California’s laws against sexual harassment and assault. Many of these laws create new or...more
10/18/2018
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Defamation ,
Employee Training ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Governor Brown ,
Jerry Brown ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour
City Minimum Wage Increases -
Los Angeles City and County -
Effective July 1, 2018, the minimum wage for employees who work in Los Angeles City and County (Unincorporated) will increase to $13.25/hr. for employers with...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
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 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
As we mentioned in our June 21, 2017, Client Alert (“Mid-Year Compliance Check-Up!”), effective July 1, 2017, employers must provide employees with a written notice, to be created by the California Labor Commissioner,...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
Don’t Be An April Fool -
New Requirements for Employers' Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policies Effective April 1st -
Amendments to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) regulations...more
3/31/2016
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
DFEH ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FEHA ,
New Regulations ,
Posting Requirements ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
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