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 | Sep 4, 2020 | News
On Friday August 28, 2019 Governor Newsom issued a Blueprint for a Safer Economy which provides a risk-based criteria on tightening and loosening COVID-19 permitted activities. The Blueprint is based on a 4 tier structure setting forth different restrictions for...
by Cynthia Elkins | Aug 31, 2020 | News
REMOTE LEARNING, CHILD CARE CLOSURES AND EMPLOYEE TIME OFF Managing work schedules of employees to accommodate their needs due to the closure of schools and/or child care facilities due to COVID-19 and/or for those employees whose children are home due to remote...
