by Cynthia Elkins | Mar 1, 2024 | News
MEAL BREAK REQUIREMENTS MUST BE STRICTLY ENFORCED California law requires that employers “shall not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per day without providing the employee with a meal period of not less than 30 minutes.” Additionally, if...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jan 19, 2024 | News
Civil Rights Department Updates Workplace Discrimination & Harassment Poster All California employers are required to display certain posters and information regarding the law on harassment, discrimination, and other workplace topics. The poster entitled...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jan 18, 2024 | News
NON-COMPETES INVALID IN CALIFORNIA For many years, California has long disfavored restrictive covenants in employment agreements; California’s Business and Professions Code Section 16600 invalidates virtually any contract that includes a “restraint on trade” stating:...
by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 19, 2023 | News
UPDATED WAGE THEFT PROTECTION ACT NOTICE PUBLISHED Since 2011, California employers have been required to provide their employees with the Wage Theft Protection Act Notice, which provides specific information about the employees’ wages and paid sick leave...
by Cynthia Elkins | Nov 13, 2023 | News
RETALIATION PRESUMED TO EXIST One of the many laws that Governor Newsom signed was Senate Bill 497 (SB 497), known as the “Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act.” This new law amends Labor Code Sections 98.6, 1102.5, and 1197.5. At Will Employment California...
by Cynthia Elkins | Nov 2, 2023 | News
Governor Newsom was presented with 1,046 bills to consider for the 2024 legislative session. By the October 14th deadline, 890 bills were signed and of those 80 new employment related bills were signed. Below is a brief summary of some of the new laws affecting the...
