Legal updates
NEW COVID RELATED COURT DECISIONS & I-9 UPDATE
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 employee in...
read moreCALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT ALLOWS PAGA CLAIMS TO CONTINUE IN COURT PENDING ARBITRATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS
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...
read moreMINIMUM WAGE INCREASE JULY 1ST
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 Index for...
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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 Fairness...
read moreRECENT COURT DECISIONS AND NEW LEGISLATION
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...
read more9th CIRCUIT RULES EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS CAN BE MANDATORY
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...
read morePAY TRANSPARENCY DISCLOSURE & PAY DATA REPORTING UPDATE
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...
read moreMORE NEW LAWS AND UPDATES FOR 2023
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...
read more2023 UPDATED RULES & REGULATIONS
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...
read more2023 UPDATED POSTERS & PAMPHLETS
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...
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