Tag: California

January 10, 2023

California The California Labor Commissioner recently published FAQs (adding to existing FAQs under the state’s equal pay law) with insights for employers on some gray areas in the new law: Threshold for coverage.The FAQs clarify that an employer is covered […]

January 4, 2023

The CPRA heralds a new era of data protection for California residents, and extends protections to California employees, independent contractors, and job applicants (California Personnel). The CPRA imposes penalties up to $7,500 per violation. Some claims can turn into class […]

January 4, 2023

On the first of the year, California’s new pay transparency law requiring pay scales in job postings took effect. Although the new legislation was passed in the fall, some requirements of the new law left more room for interpretation than […]

December 29, 2022

The California Department of Industrial Relations has issued new FAQs to clarify its interpretation of California’s new pay transparency requirements. Among other updates, the new FAQs provide additional guidance on: Coverage. Employers with at least 15 employees – and at […]

December 28, 2022

On December 15, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) voted to adopt the COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (the Non-Emergency Regulation). Once the Non-Emergency Regulation takes effect, the regulations will remain in effect for two years, except for […]

December 8, 2022

Effective January 1, 2023, California employers will be required to meet new minimum wage requirements, at both the state and local level. This increase in the minimum wage affects not only non-exempt employees, but also the minimum annual salary requirement […]

November 22, 2022

In addition to AB 152 extending COVID-19 leave through December 31, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom has also signed into law two other COVID-related bills—AB 1751 and AB2693—affecting employers’ policies regarding employees who contract COVID-19. AB 1751 has extended current law […]

November 21, 2022

The California legislature recently adjourned its 2022 session without extending several exemptions from the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). As a result, due to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) amendments to the CCPA that go into effect […]

November 16, 2022

Effective January 1, 2023, under Assembly Bill 1949, which amends the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), California employers with at least five employees must provide up to five days of bereavement leave to an eligible employee upon the death of […]

November 14, 2022

Despite evidence of neutrality in Home Depot’s time-rounding practices, the California Court of Appeal held that the plaintiff in Camp raised a triable issue of material fact regarding his claim for unpaid wages. Home Depot’s timekeeping system retains the times […]

November 11, 2022

Currently, California requires large private employers that are subject to EEO-1 reporting obligations under federal law to also submit annual pay data reports to the California Civil Rights Division (CRD). Covered employers were permitted to satisfy pay-data reporting requirements by […]

October 28, 2022

Over the past several years, there has been a significant increase in the use of dashcam technology. The technology available in the market is quite advanced. As we observed here, these devices can be equipped with geolocation, AI, facial recognition, […]

October 24, 2022

California and New York City are joining Colorado and Washington state in imposing pay range disclosures in job postings. On November 1, 2022, covered employers will be required to include the salary range in a job posting for any position […]

October 10, 2022

The California Supreme Court recently held that the City of Oakland’s waste management franchise fees may constitute illegal taxes that fail to meet the state’s constitutional voter approval requirements. Accordingly, the state supreme court upheld the reversal of a trial […]

October 6, 2022

Changes are on the horizon for California employers. Beginning January 1, 2023, California employers will be required to disclose pay scales for positions published in job postings, which follows from California’s recently enhanced pay transparency legislation (SB 1162), signed into […]

September 28, 2022

Under the bill, now enacted into law, employers with 15 or more employees will have to include pay range in all of their job postings and publicly report how much certain groups of employees are paid. “Not only does the […]

September 22, 2022

After Europe blazed the trail by passing the sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in 2016, California followed closely in the footsteps of European efforts by passing the most comprehensive data privacy law in the United States, the California Consumer […]

September 21, 2022

On Sept. 15, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) published guidance on protecting workers from monkeypox. The guidance applies to workplaces covered by the Aerosol Transmissible Disease (ATD) standard, which includes healthcare facilities, medical transport, police, and public […]

September 20, 2022

The California Legislature recently passed a bill prohibiting employers from penalizing workers for using marijuana during their off-work hours. Recreational use of marijuana has been legal in California since 2016. While off-duty use would be legally protected, the new bill […]

September 8, 2022

California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) give consumers substantial rights regarding the disclosure and use of their personal information collected by businesses subject to the law. Significantly, CCPA/CPRA define the term “consumer” to mean […]