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...
by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 21, 2022 | News
There are many state, local, and federal posters that employers must display in a conspicuous place in the workplace(s) and pamphlets that must be distributed to employees providing information on a variety of employee rights. Effective January 1, 2023 the following...
by Cynthia Elkins | Nov 15, 2022 | News
EEOC UPDATED WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION POSTER The EEOC laws pertaining to discrimination in the workplace governs employers with 15 or more employees. In addition, covered employers regulated by the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) are those...
