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2021 Employment Law Round-up
Governor Newsom signed several bills into law that will affect California employers in 2021. Unless otherwise indicated, all new laws...
Governor Newsom Modifies Cal/OSHA Regulations by Executive Order
As if things were not confusing enough for employers, Governor Newsom has issued another Executive Order, this time reducing Cal/OSHA’s...
EEOC Issues Direction on Employers’ Ability to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations
Now that the FDA has authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and is meeting today to review whether to authorize Moderna’s vaccine...
New Cal/OSHA Regulations Require a Workplace COVID-19 Prevention Program
The Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) has unanimously adopted new emergency temporary regulations imposing...
California Passes Prop 22 in a Major Victory for Gig Transportation and Delivery Companies
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed the long-awaited Proposition 22 (text available here), which exempts online-based transportation businesses from...
California Court of Appeal Rules that Uber and Lyft Must Comply with Preliminary injunction and Classify Drivers as Employees
On October 22, 2020, a California appeals court unanimously ruled that Uber and Lyft must comply with a preliminary injunction...
How California Compensates Workers Who are “On Call”
In California, the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders define “hours worked” as the time during which an employee is “subject...
What is the Professional Computer Exemption?
In California, employees are protected by two main sets of laws that control wages: The federal Fair Labor Standards Act...
California Enacts New COVID-19 Laws: SB-1159 – California Extends Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Earlier this year in response to COVID-19, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-62-20, which created a rebuttable presumption that for...
California Enacts New COVID-19 Laws: New Notice Requirements Starting 2021 – AB 685 (Reyes)
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, starting on January 1, 2021, public and private employers will be required to provide...