DOL Issues Revised FFCRA Regs
September 21, 2020In response to an early August ruling from a federal judge in a lawsuit brought by the state government of New York, the U.S. Department of Labor issued revised regulations…
Read MoreSupplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Under AB 1867
September 21, 2020On September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1867 into law creating two new Labor Code sections: 248 (food service workers) and 248.1(covered workers),…
Read MoreNew Large Non-Food Sector Paid Sick Leave Mandate Effective Sept. 19
September 18, 2020AB 1867 (signed by Gov. Newsom on September 6) mandates both food sector employers and employers in other industries employing 500 or more employees (employers not already…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Issues COVID-19 Citations
September 4, 2020The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the California Department of Industrial Relations (Cal/OSHA) has announced citations “…for not protecting employees…
Read MoreBostock Decision Prohibits Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Discrimination
June 30, 2020The U.S. Supreme Court in its recent decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia found that Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits an employer…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Night Work Regulation Resources from FELS
June 26, 2020Regulatory Text: Effective July 1, 2020: Cal/OSHA regulations for outdoor agricultural operations during hours of darkness Ag Night Work Frequently Asked…
Read MoreCalifornia Now Presumes Most Employees With COVID-19 Can Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits
May 13, 2020California Governor Gavin Newsom just enacted sweeping changes to the state’s workers’ compensation standards, providing that a broad swath of California workers…
Read MoreFederal Judge Rules Cal/Savers Not ERISA Pre-Empted
March 24, 2020Senior U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England ruled on March 10 that California's Cal/Savers program is not pre-empted by the federal Employment Retirement Security…
Read MoreNew Federal Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave Obligations to Commence on April 2, 2020
March 19, 2020Congress has passed, and President Trump has signed, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act”) addressing the Coronavirus pandemic. The Act, which is applicable…
Read MoreCA Supreme Court Rules Exit Searches are Compensable Time
February 28, 2020In Friekin v. Apple, the California Supreme Court has imposed yet another wage-and-hour obligation on California employers. In this instance, the Court was answering…
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