(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
On-Demand Webinar | Navigating Leave and Disability Protection Laws During COVID-19: A Practical Guide for California Employers
Employment Law This Week®: FAA Arguably Preempts California Law, New CA Employment Laws for 2020, CA Consumer Privacy Act Amended
Employment Law This Week: FEHA Expansion, Class Waiver, Employer Conduct Rules, CA’s Paid Family Leave Law
The Northern District of California issued an eagerly awaited decision last month in Mobley v. Workday, Inc., where a job applicant claims that Workday’s artificial intelligence (AI) job applicant screening tools violate...more
In 2023, the U.S. Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and, in June 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC’s”) regulations interpreting the PWFA took effect. In general, the PWFA...more
On March 14, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new technical assistance guidance entitled “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Caregiver Discrimination Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws.” In...more
As hospitals, large healthcare providers and employers in other industries prepare for the vaccine rollout, many will institute mandatory vaccination policies for their workforce. Employers who implement mandatory vaccination...more
We have prepared the following FAQ to guide California employers with respect to their workplace policies and their response to the orders and laws that have been passed at the federal, state and local level to contend with...more
New privacy challenges await California businesses as they begin to develop plans to reopen after more than two months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most businesses are required to fill out a county-specific safe...more
Screening employees and customers prior to permitting them to enter a business has become the primary method used in an effort to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. ...more
State and federal courts handed down labor and employment decisions last year that California employers must be aware of. Read about these decisions that impact everything from equal pay to medical leave, and more....more
Employee Who Needed To Assist Disabled Son Could Proceed With "Associational Disability Discrimination" Claim - Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc., 246 Cal. App. 4th 180 (2016) - Luis...more
With the 2016 hiring season well under way, California employers are well advised to reconsider their use of criminal records in making hiring decisions. Although employers are probably aware of “ban the box” and other...more
From the California Legislature: New Employment Laws, Bills Set for Signature: Why it matters - The California Legislature has been busy with employment-related bills, passing measures to provide additional...more
High Court’s Fall Docket Includes Major Employment Issues - Why it matters: While the 2013-2014 U.S. Supreme Court term may be over, the justices have granted certiorari in two major employment cases slated for the...more
Supreme Court Confirms FICA Taxes Must be Withheld from Severance Payments - Finding severance payments to be a form of “remuneration for employment,” the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Quality Stores,...more