by Christopher Stecher and Teresa Thong | Jan 15, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
In April 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a ground-breaking decision related to the test for analyzing whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor. In adopting the “ABC Test” in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court,...
by Melanie L. Ronen and Christopher J. Cammiso | Dec 18, 2020 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Like so much else in 2020, this year’s legislative session was headlined by COVID-19. As the pandemic continues to upend traditional employment practices, California has adopted a series of new and updated laws responding to the novel issues it now faces. These laws –...
by Julie Taylor, Stacey Garrett, and George Croton | May 19, 2020 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security Alerts
Formulating a reopening plan raises many questions about how to ensure employees are healthy prior to reentering the workplace. Both the Center for Disease Control and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recommend that employers implement a strategy for...
by Elizabeth Lindh | Mar 22, 2020 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a California state-wide quarantine in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Accordingly, the employees in our offices will be telecommuting in order to ensure the health and safety of our employees...
by Elizabeth Lindh and Teresa Thong | Mar 20, 2020 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Late last night, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) (the “FFCRA”) to assist families and workers during the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to benefits relating to COVID-19 testing, food assistance, unemployment assistance...
by Christopher Stecher and Connor Trafton | Mar 16, 2020 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
This morning the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kim v. Reins Int’l. California Inc., holding that employees do not lose standing to pursue Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims even if they previously settled and dismissed their individual claims...
