by Andrew Guida | Nov 22, 2021 | Latest Blogs
Beza Sileshi November 15, 2021 HR Watchdog California’s labor shortage is immense. A recent column in CalMatters noted that while the state has one of the highest unemployment rates, employers also “have hundreds of thousands of jobs going unfilled, from teachers,...
by Andrew Guida | Aug 23, 2021 | Latest Blogs
On July 15, 2021, the Supreme Court of California held in Ferra vs. Loews that employers must calculate employees premium pay for noncompliant meal, rest, or recovery periods just like it does for overtime —at their regular rate of pay, which includes hourly wages and...
by Andrew Guida | Aug 16, 2021 | Latest Blogs
By Kellie M. Thomas on August 9, 2021 – Jackson Lewis PC The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) kept many practitioners busy this spring/summer, as may be evident by our discussions here, here, here, and here. Under one of ARPA’s most impactful provisions,...
by Andrew Guida | Mar 29, 2021 | Latest Blogs
By Stacey M. Cooper on March 19, 2021 by Jackson Lewis LLP Just as current and former employees are entitled to inspect their personnel file, Labor Code Section 226(c) entitles current and former employees to request copies of wage statements. Often these requests...
by Andrew Guida | Mar 22, 2021 | Latest Blogs
By Cepideh Roufougar on March 19, 2021 by Jackson Lewis Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill 95, which resurrects the statewide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave that expired at the end of 2020. The bill takes effect immediately but provides a 10-day grace...