by Christopher Stecher and Teresa Thong | Sep 12, 2023 | Employment Alerts, General Articles, Homepage News
On September 1, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 699 (“SB 699”) into law. Effective January 1, 2024, SB 699 prohibits employers from including or seeking to enforce post-employment covenants not to compete in any employment contracts, regardless of where and...
by Margaret Chow | May 24, 2023 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Overview On May 22, 2023, the California Supreme Court unanimously found that an employee’s report of workplace wrongdoings is a protected “disclosure” within the meaning of Labor Code section 1102.5(b) even if the employer already knew about the violation before 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 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
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...