by Cynthia Elkins | Oct 10, 2023 | News
Well, this was inevitable….on October 4, 2023 Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 616 (“SB 616”) into law amending California’s paid sick leave law (the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014) which changes include increasing the amount of leave that is...
by Cynthia Elkins | Sep 29, 2023 | News
PROTECTIONS FOR FREELANCE WORKERS IN LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles City Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance, effective July 1, 2023, seeks to provide assurances to freelance workers that they are “treated fairly and receive the compensation they are due.” What...
by Cynthia Elkins | Aug 25, 2023 | News
Due to the passage of several new laws, employers must update certain workplace posters: Federal Minimum Wage notice, (applicable to all employers), was updated in response to the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act that passed at the...
by Cynthia Elkins | Aug 18, 2023 | News
First the bad news…. COURT FINDS REIMBURSEMENT OF COVID RELATED WORK FROM HOME EXPENSES REQUIRED As employers are well aware, California Labor Code §2802(a) requires employers to reimburse employees “for all necessary expenditures … incurred by the...
by Cynthia Elkins | Aug 4, 2023 | News
On Monday, July 17, 2023 the California Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Adolph v. Uber (Supreme Court Case No. S274671) and, as expected, the California high court in an employee friendly ruling, found that a PAGA Plaintiff does not lose...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jun 12, 2023 | News
LOS ANGELES CITY MINIMUM WAGE It’s that time of year again…. time for the Minimum Wage increase… On February 1, 2023, the City of Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards announced the coming increase for July 1, 2023 which is based upon the Consumer Price...
