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California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Publishes Guidelines on Sexual Harassment and Abusive Conduct Prevention Training
As we previously reported, California recently passed legislation requiring mandatory sexual harassment training for any employer who has 5 or more employees (AB1343). The Department of Fair Employment and Housing …
I-9 Self-Audit: To Self-Audit or Not?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) Employment Eligibility Verification forms (“I-9 Forms”) allow employers to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the U.S. All …
New Break Laws For Emergency Ambulance Employees In California
On November 6, 2018, Proposition 11 passed in California, which is a big victory for private-sector emergency ambulance companies in California. Proposition 11 (also known as the Emergency Ambulance Employee …
New Independent Contractor Test Limited to Claims Arising Under California’s Wage Orders
In April 2018, the California Supreme Court adopted a new test to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor (Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of …
California Labor Commissioner Cites 3 Restaurants for Over $1MM
As we have previously reported, the California Labor Commissioner continues to be very aggressive in issuing citations for the failure of businesses to pay their workers in accordance with California …
Governor Brown Approves Legislation Intended to Protect and Support Women, Children and Working Families Across California
In this session, the California Legislature sent to the Governor for approval 1,217 separate bills. The Governor had until September 30, 2018 to approve or veto the proposed legislation. By …
California Labor Code Update: Employees Have Right to Receive a Copy of Their Pay Statements from Employer
On September 17, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that is declaratory of Section 226 of the California Labor Code. Labor Code Section 226 currently requires, among other things, …
Walmart Not Liable for Sexual Assault of Employee on Co-employee
On September 27, 2018, a California court of appeal held an employer is not an absolute guarantor of the safety of all persons with whom its employees may have incidental …
National Labor Relations Board to Publish Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Joint Employer Standard
On September 14,2018, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding the joint employer standard. Under the Proposed Rule, an employer …
Transparency: A Legal Balance Between Planning, Communicating and Governing Your Business
TRANSPARENCY: 1. Clear see through piece of thin acetate used to project an image onto a screen. 2. A lack of any hidden agendas with all information being available. 3. …