On March 25, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors . The decision provides guidance on three specific issues related to the scope of the term “hours worked” under California Wage Order No. 16, which governs wages, hours, and working...
On February 1, 2024 , the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) opened its online portal for employers to submit their 2023 pay data report. P rivate employers with 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors are required to ...
On February 22, 2024, Cal/OSHA announced its 2024 civil penalty increases for certain workplace safety violations. The 3.24% increase from last year is based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report on the October Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) . ...
Assembly Bill 1076 became effective January 1, 2024 , and adds new Business and Professions Code §16600.1 . The new California law makes it unlawful for an employer to include a noncompete clause in an employment contract or to require an employee to enter a noncompete...
D oes the N inth C ircuit’s permanent injunction barring enforcement of C alifornia’s arbitration agreement law actually put this issue to rest? Maybe not! Outright wins for employers in California are rare, to say the least . S o, the recent permanent injunction...
On January 9, 2024 , the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its COVID-19 Isolation Guidance . Th e guidance applies to the general public , including most workplace settings. Employees working in certain health care settings, such as general...
Employee handbooks are an excellent business tool for employers . T he y provide an effective means of communicating with employees, provid e a general framework for administering summary guidelines consistently, and save management’s time by answering questions commonly asked by...
California employers should prepar e to update their policies and practices concerning criminal history inquiries in employment decisions. On July 24, 2023, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved amendments to the Civil Rights Council’s proposed regulations to the...
I n a made - for - TV example of legal whiplash, the C alifornia Supreme Court solidified an aggrieved California employee ’ s ability to pursue non-individual Private Attorneys General Act ( PAGA ) ...
California law requires employers to reimburse their California employees for “all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in direct consequence of the discharge of his or her duties.” During the pandemic, the number of California employees working remotely ...
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