On December 16, 2021, Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board voted to revise its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for the second time. The 2nd Revised ETS will go into effect January 14, 2022. More information is available in Cal/OSHA’s “What ...
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2021 Legislative Roundup
Although due to COVID-19 and the gubernatorial recall election, the California legislature did not pass as many employment-related laws as it otherwise might have, employers and human resources professionals should be aware of the new employment laws ...
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Court Orders Stay of Newly Adopted Apprenticeship Regulations, Blocking Enforcement Until at Least December 17, 2021
New apprenticeship regulations, which would dramatically alter the obligations of public works contractors on California prevailing wage jobs, were placed on hold on September 20, 2021 after three employer associations filed a Petition in Sacramento ...
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Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Portions of California Law Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration Agreements in Employment
On September 15, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling regarding AB 51, the California law prohibiting employers from requiring employees or applicants to execute arbitration agreements waiving their right to sue under state ...
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Supreme Court Ruling on Meal & Rest Break Premiums Requires Immediate Action for CA Employers
In Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, the California Supreme Court last Thursday issued a disappointing decision for employers, finding that meal and rest break premium pay must be based on the employee’s “regular rate of pay” as opposed to their ...
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Ninth Circuit Dramatically Restricts the Scope of PAGA Actions in Federal Court
The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) deputizes private attorneys to enforce the California Labor Code, authorizing them to assess civil penalties for alleged Labor Code violations. Recent California decisions bestowed remarkable ...
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California Supreme Court Rejects Time Rounding for Meal Periods
Rounding of employee time punches has been a legally accepted timekeeping practice under California and federal law, provided that overtime rounding did not result in a failure to pay employees for all of the time they have actually ...
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California Pay Data Reporting: New for 2021
On September 30, 2020 Governor Newsom signed SB 973 into law, which creates pay data reporting requirements for employers starting in March 2021 and annually thereafter. SB 973 will require private employers with 100 or more employees to submit an ...
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