Tag: California

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 […]

September 7, 2022

For the past few years, California’s comprehensive privacy law known as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) included an important partial exemption for employees, applicants, and independent contractors, collectively known as workforce members. The California Privacy Rights Act, which amended […]

September 7, 2022

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) gives consumers increasingly more control over their personal information when collected by businesses subject to the law. We have previously discussed the compliance requirements of these data […]

August 30, 2022

An employee who settled individual claims against her employer for alleged labor code violations was not subsequently barred from bringing a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) enforcement action against the employer for the same labor code violations, even though—prior to […]

August 24, 2022

California’s outdoor heat illness prevention standard is well known by employers with employees who commonly work outside. While there is no official indoor heat illness standard, employers still need to consider heat hazards when evaluating workplace safety, especially in light […]

August 18, 2022

A bill to increase pay transparency in California steps closer to becoming law. California Senate Bill 1162, introduced in February and with some amendments since its initial form, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on August 11. Only a few steps […]

August 10, 2022

On Sept. 15, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board will continue the long and arduous journey to establish COVID-19 safety measures in the workplace. Since the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) initial emergency temporary standards […]

July 20, 2022

Growing their business is a critical goal for many business owners. But the process can be complex and confusing — especially if it involves nexus. The Sales Tax Institute defines sales tax nexus as “the level of connection between a […]

July 14, 2022

Amidst persistent wage gaps and pay secrecy, a proposed California law attempts to even the playing field by mandating a public display of wage information. Proponents say that this will not only improve pay disparities but gaps in opportunities as […]

July 8, 2022

Learning how to hire an employee in California first requires you to understand the nuances of its local labor laws. California new hire requirements often provide more protections for candidates and employees than federal laws—and you must follow these to […]

June 30, 2022

On June 8, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an Order defining close contact and infectious period for purposes of the CDPH’s isolation and quarantine guidance issued on April 6. Because the definitions in the new order directly […]

June 29, 2022

California employers, both new and old, should take note of pending bills that could further expand companies’ legal responsibilities under California’s extensive and unique labor and employment laws. Below is a sampling of the Golden State legislation that employers may […]

June 28, 2022

An employee with mild COVID-19 who was fired after she came to work while she was feeling ill, in violation of company rules, could not go forward with her lawsuit under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), a federal […]

June 15, 2022

Unless the California legislature acts soon, the scope of information subject to the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will include all employee or human resource-related personal information on January 1, 2023. To date, California employers have been obligated to only […]

June 9, 2022

“Businesses, service providers, and contractors are to comply with not just the letter of the (California Consumer Privacy Act), but the spirit of the law.” That is according to a new Initial Statement of Reasons issued by the California Privacy […]

June 6, 2022

On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court ruled in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. that unpaid meal and rest period premiums can form the basis of claims for wage statement violations under California Labor Code section 226 and […]

May 31, 2022

This article covers the general process and important issues that we see come up in the course of California’s Employment Development Department tax audits, with a focus on the employment misclassification audits of businesses that utilise the services of independent […]

May 26, 2022

In Michelle Roman v. Hertz Local Edition Corp., a United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Hertz, and against former employee Michelle Roman, whose employment was terminated after she contracted […]

May 18, 2022

A California judge has struck down a law requiring public corporations headquartered in the state to include a minimum number of women on their boards of directors. Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis of the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled Friday, report Law360, […]

May 9, 2022

Assembly Bill 1651 or the Workplace Technology Accountability Act, a new bill proposed by California Assembly Member Ash Kalra, would regulate employers, and their vendors, regarding the use of employee data. Under the bill, data is defined as “any information […]