While California’s state minimum wage increased to $13.00 for employers with 26 employees or more, effective January 1, 2020, many local entities have their own minimum wage rates that increased effective July 1, 2020 as follows:
California ...
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Late Expense Reimbursement for Employees Working Remotely
We are finally in the phase of the Shelter in Place Orders where states and local governments are considering how to reopen the economy. As a result, many employers are planning to return telecommuters to the office. When the Shelter in Place Orders ...
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Expense Reimbursement for Employees Working Remotely
Employers requiring employees to work from home during COVID-19 quarantines should promptly review and update their expense reimbursement policies.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and state and local quarantines, many employers directed ...
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Can You See 2020? Are You Ready?
In the world of employment law, staying ahead of constantly evolving laws and workplace legislation is important. In the new year, California employers will want to be sure they are ready for these key legislative changes related to ...
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California Allows Parents to Take Protected Time Off for Unexpected School Closures
In an attempt to avoid wildfires caused by winds damaging power equipment, California utilities took the unprecedented step to proactively shut off power to about 800,000 customers across Northern California this week. Such power outages have placed ...
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Cook Brown Victory in Withdrawal Liability Dispute
The arbitrator in a hotly contested withdrawal liability dispute just ruled in favor of Cook Brown’s client–soundly rejecting the Pension Fund’s claim that the client was liable as a successor to a contractor which ceased much of its construction ...
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Cook Brown Attorneys Named to 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers
Cook Brown is pleased to announce five of our partners have been selected to the 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Dennis B. Cook, Ronald W. Brown, Brian D. Bertossa, ...
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Time to Re-Evaluate Employer Non-Solicitation Agreements in California
With the California Court of Appeal’s recent decision in AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., the state may have left even less wiggle room for employers who might still have and want to enforce non-solicitation agreements in their ...
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