by Cynthia Elkins | Oct 22, 2020 | News
POTENTIAL JOINT EMPLOYER LIABILITY WITH STAFFING AGENCIES Employers (referred to as “client-employer”) who obtain workers through a “labor contractor” (e.g. staffing agencies) can be held liable for the wage and hour violations committed by the staffing agency even if...
by Cynthia Elkins | Sep 30, 2020 | News
This year, as in past years, the Governor has been presented numerous new pieces of employment-related legislation for signature which will have significant impact upon California employers. Most of these new laws will take effect as of January 1, 2021. Below is a...
by Cynthia Elkins | Sep 17, 2020 | News
On Friday, September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised FFCRA regulations that will be formally published on September 16. When the FFCRA was signed into law on March 18, 2020 it required employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide up to 80...
by Cynthia Elkins | Sep 9, 2020 | News
As we all know, AB5 was passed into law on January 1, 2020, which entirely changed the landscape relating to the classification of certain workers as independent contractors. Specifically it codified and expanded the “ABC” test, which had been adopted by the 2018...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jul 21, 2020 | News
Non-Supervisory Training Programs Available On-Line While we are all currently overwhelmed addressing workplace concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, employers must continue to deal with non-COVID-19 workplace concerns including staying compliant with the...
