(Source: Weintraub Tobin by Nikki Mahmoudi - February 12, 2024) California law requires private employers with 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other workforce data to the Civil...
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Change is Coming to the H-1B Visa
(Source: CDF Labor Law by Richard M. Green – February 6, 202) On February 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued two regulations that will dramatically change the operation of the H-1B visa program. H-1B visas are available to employers who...
New Child Labor Law Penalty Assessment Guidance
(Source: CDF Labor Law by John S. Keeney– February 2, 2024) On November 28, 2023, the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) explaining changes to its process to assess civil money penalties for...
Ca. Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Limiting Overbroad PAGA Claims
(Source: CDF Labor Law by Corey J. Cabral, Dalia Z. Khatib, and Sander van der Heide– January 24, 2024) On January 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., concluding that trial courts do not have inherent...
Reminder to Post 2023 Annual Summary of Work-related Injuries and Illness in February
(Source: JacksonLewis by Joshua M. Henderson & Sean Paisan– January 23, 2024) Unless exempt, California employers are required to post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses, in a visible and easily accessible area at every worksite,...
Controversial Rule to Determine Independent Contractor Status
(Source: CDF Labor Law by Charanjit Singh and Dan M. Forman – January 2, 2024) On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“Department”) changed the test as to whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
Ringing in the New Year for California Employers: Five Tips to Ensure Compliance in 2024
(Source: CDF Labor Law by Nancy N. (“Niki”) Lubrano and Brian E. Cole II – January 2, 2024) As we enter the new year, many of us are reviewing what we have done in the past and resolving to make improvements. California employers should utilize similar processes to...
Key Changes in California Labor Code Enforcement
(Source: Castle Employment Law by Timothy B. Del Castillo – December 19, 2023) Currently, California Labor Law gives the Labor Commissioner sole authority to file lawsuits to enforce most wage-and-hour laws in the state. One of the only exceptions is in private...
Recent Court Ruling Shifts the Landscape for Harassment Cases
(Source: CDF Labor Law, by Lindsay A. Ayers – December 15, 2023) In 2008, Eunices Argueta was hired by a freight operations company in El Segundo, CA that was eventually acquired by Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. in late 2016. In early 2017, five of her subordinates...
Modified Privacy Regulations May be on the Horizon
(Source: CDF Labor Law, by Dalia Z. Khatib – December 6, 2023) On Friday, December 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency met to discuss important items, including drafting proposed regulations for employers. While the Agency has not yet commenced the...
Failure to Disclose Arbitration Agreement in Visa Petition May Nullify Agreement
(Source: CDF Labor Law, by Richard M. Green – November 30, 2023) In early 2020, Alco Harvesting, LLC hired Jesus Guzman, a citizen of Mexico, to perform agricultural work in Santa Maria under the H-2A visa program. The H-2A visa program allows employers to hire...
Hiring Considerations for California Employers in 2024
(Source: Zaller Law Group, PC, by Anthony Zaller – November 24, 2023) Here are five considerations that should be on the top of every California employer’s mind during the hiring process in 2024: Does the manager posting job ads understand which pay transparency...