by Margaret Chow | Jul 19, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court, in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, Case No. S259172 (Cal. S. Ct., July 15, 2021), held that an employee’s ‘regular rate of compensation’ for meal and rest period premium pay is synonymous with the...
by Marjorie Hall | Jun 1, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued long-awaited guidance regarding the extent to which employers may provide incentives to employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Before today’s guidance was issued, industry groups had asked the EEOC...
by Bryce Cullinane | Jun 1, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On Friday, May 29, 2021, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) announced that on June 3, 2021 it will vote on proposed amendments to the Emergency Temporary Standards, which govern the reopening of offices in the state. The proposed rule...
by Marjorie Hall | May 27, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On May 18, 2021, the Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara (California) issued a revised health order which, in pertinent part, now requires employers in the county to ascertain the vaccination status of their personnel. The order can be found here. The county...
by John Mysliwiec | Mar 31, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed SB 95, which will place additional requirements on employers to provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees impacted by COVID-19. The new law goes into effect on March 29, 2021 and is set to expire on September 30, 2021....
by Melanie L. Ronen and John V. Mysliwiec | Mar 24, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 973, which requires private employers in California with 100 or more employees and who are required to file an annual Employer Report (EEO-1) under federal law to submit payroll data to the California Department of Fair...
