On March 18, 2021, California’s legislature approved SB 95, which creates new Labor Code Section 248.2 and Labor Code Section 248.3. The new legislation significantly expands an employer’s requirement to provide...
March 19, 2021
COVID-19 Legal Updates: President Biden Signs American Rescue Plan Extending and Expanding the FFCRA.
President Biden signed the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021 (the “Act”) on March 10th. Most of the news reports have focused on the $1,400 stimulus checks that many Americans will receive. On the employment side, the Act...
March 19, 2021
COVID-19 Legal Updates: DFEH Essentially Gives Go Ahead to Employers to Proceed with Mandatory Vaccination Programs
On March 4, 2021, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) updated its COVID-19 guidance essentially giving California employers the go ahead to proceed with mandatory vaccination programs. ...
Authored and researched by Tim Capowski and Sofya Uvaydov with assistance from a former colleague. For the last 15 years, the courts in this Circuit have consistently split on a focused question: Are private foster care...
February 25, 2021
The Hard Edge of Rounding: California Supreme Court May Have Just Put an End to Rounding Policies
Many employers utilize rounding systems to as a practical means of calculating wages for hourly employees. In fact, the California Court of Appeal upheld a rounding system to the nearest 15 minutes less than one year...