by kyl admin | Jan 21, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
In October, we circulated an update on a favorable California Court of Appeal decision regarding employers’ duties to provide employees with meal breaks. In Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc., 167 Cal. App. 4th 1278 (2008), the Court of Appeal held that (1)...
by kyl admin | Dec 21, 2008 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On September 25, 2008, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) was signed into law. It will become effective on January 1, 2009. The ADAAA expands the protections of the original ADA to include more individuals with less severe impairments. It makes...
by kyl admin | Nov 7, 2008 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Yesterday, November 6, 2008, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called on the legislature to convene a special session and announced an action plan to, among other things, stimulate employment in the State of California. Governor Schwarzenegger described a plan of...
by kyl admin | Oct 28, 2008 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Last week, we reported that the California Supreme Court granted review in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, an important case regarding employers’ duties to provide employees with meal breaks. In Brinker, the Court of Appeal held, among other things,...
by kyl admin | Oct 28, 2008 | Employment Alerts, Other News
This summer we circulated an update on a favorable California Court of Appeal decision regarding employers’ duties to provide employees with meal breaks. In Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, the court held, among other things, that employers need only...
by kyl admin | Oct 21, 2008 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On November 17, 2008, the Department of Labor published final revised regulations to implement the first-ever amendments to the 15-year-old Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). These new regulations become effective on January 16, 2009. The amendments touch upon many...
