DFEH/EEOC Compliance News & Resources
April 9, 2021: On March 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that qualifying employers (see qualification criteria below)…
USDOL Announces Ag Enforcement Initiative
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division announced on March 25 a “nationwide education, outreach, and enforcement initiative to ensure…
California UI Taxes to Rise Soon?
Massive unemployment insurance payments (and fraud) have caused California’s Unemployment Trust Fund debt to the federal government to skyrocket. …
Legislature Passes Landmark COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Bill
The California Legislature passed sweeping workers’ compensation legislation in its 2020 session. This legislation (SB 1159, Hill) address…
Guidance for Implementation and Compliance with Presidential Memorandum Deferring Employee Social Security Tax Withholding
On August 8, 2020, President Trump directed the Secretary of the Treasury to allow employees to defer the payment of the employee share of payroll taxes…
Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Under AB 1867
Barsamian & Moody Sept. 21, 2020 On September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1867 into law creating two new Labor Code…
New Large Non-Food Sector Paid Sick Leave Mandate Effective Sept. 19
AB 1867 (signed by Gov. Newsom on September 6) mandates both food sector employers and employers in other industries employing 500 or more employees…
