by Cynthia Elkins | May 17, 2023 | News
PREGNANT & NURSING EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXPANDED In the recent Omnibus Spending Bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden, two measures were included aimed at providing additional workplace protections for pregnant employees. Pregnant Workers...
by Cynthia Elkins | Mar 30, 2023 | News
NO WAITING TIME PENALTIES IF “GOOD FAITH” BELIEF THAT NO WAGES ARE DUE As California employers are all too aware, when an employee claims that they have not been paid all the wages they were entitled to during employment and final wages are not timely paid at the time...
by Cynthia Elkins | Feb 27, 2023 | News
COURT SAYS ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS CAN BE MANDATORY CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT Last week, in a long-awaited decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals gave California employers a win in ruling that California employers can, once again, mandate arbitration agreements as...
by Cynthia Elkins | Feb 10, 2023 | News
LABOR COMMISSIONER FAQ’S ON PAY TRANSPARENCY As we reported previously, California passed a new law (SB 1162) which requires covered employers to provide pay scale disclosures under the Equal Pay Act. These requirements became effective on January 1, 2023. The new law...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jan 28, 2023 | News
IRS MILEAGE RATE INCREASE Employers must provide reimbursement to their employees “for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred…in direct consequence of the discharge of [their] duties…” (Labor Code Section 2802). This would include reimbursing employee’s for the...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jan 13, 2023 | News
As we begin the new year, California employers must continue to follow the various COVID-19 related regulations and laws that remain in effect, or which will take effect and apply to the workplace in 2023. Cal-OSHA Issues New Permanent COVID-19 Standard In...
