By Cressinda D. Schlag on November 23, 2020 On November 19, 2020, California’s Department of Industrial Relations Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (“Board”) adopted a general safety order that, in effect, creates an emergency temporary standard...
James W. Ward November 20, 2020 HR Watchdog On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) voted to adopt a comprehensive and complex COVID-19 emergency regulation addressing a variety of issues related to COVID-19 in the...
By Cressinda D. Schlag & Kate L. Brown on November 9, 2020 Posted in CalOSHA On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 (“AB 685”) into law, and in doing so amended provisions of California’s Health and Safety and Labor Codes. AB 685...
Changes In California-Based Retirement Plans State law requires that California employers - who don’t already offer an employer-sponsored retirement plan and who have five or more CA-based employees (at least one of whom is age eighteen) either sponsor a retirement...
By Anna Park, Zoe Argento, and Philip Gordon on November 5, 2020 Littler Law Firm Less than a year after the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect, California’s electorate approved a ballot measure that will substantially expand the privacy...
2021 New California Employment Laws CalWorkSafety & HR Is Here to Help! We very much hope your organization is managing the current health and economic climate well. CalWorkSafety & HR is providing a Report on New 2021 California Employment Laws to inform you...
By Cary G. Palmer & Shiva Anari on October 27, 2020 Jackson Lewis PC The California 2020 legislative session has closed, and employers should be preparing for 2021 by updating policies and procedures. Employers should ensure that the minimum wage for non-exempt...
HRWatchdog October 22, 2020 Last Friday, October 16, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) slipped out two new guidance documents which employers of all sizes across the state need to take a look at. Most importantly, these documents include guidance on...
The coronavirus pandemic sent individuals, companies and even whole countries scrambling to buy up scarce masks and other critical medical supplies. Author: Associated Press, Bill McGinty Published: 11:09 AM EDT October 9, 2020 Updated: 6:08 PM EDT October 9, 2020...
Please Join the CalWorkSafety & HR Fall Business Update: 1-Hr. Virtual Event:“STAY SAFE” TOPICS: AB 2557: Changes to Independent Contractor Classifications Changes to the COVID-19 Return to Work Landscape Payroll Tax Update Changes to California Law: Independent...
Matthew J. Roberts, Esq. How do the federal COVID-19 leave laws adopted this year interact with related state laws, including pregnancy leave, the family rights act and baby bonding time for a married couple at our business? Due to COVID-19, Congress enacted the...
By Nicky Jatana, Jackson Lewis PC On September 28, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1731 (“AB 1731”), which creates an alternative process for employers to submit and be approved for work-sharing plan programs. Previously some employees would be eligible for...
