A recent court decision brings encouraging news for employers. In Gonzalez v. Nowhere Beverly Hills LLC, the court determined that employees cannot avoid contractual arbitration with companies who are related to their employer, such as subsidiaries ...
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EEOC Publishes New Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its newest “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (the “Guidance”). This marks the EEOC’s first update to its anti-harassment guidelines since 1999. ...
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Ring in the New Year with Handbook Updates for 2024!
As we approach the end of the year, employers are busy putting plans in place for 2024. A key priority that should not be neglected as businesses prepare to commence the new year is updating their employee handbooks to ensure compliance with new laws ...
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SB 553 Law Requires Implementation of Workplace Violence Prevention Measures
Effective July 1, 2024, Senate Bill 553 requires employers with at least one employee to take several steps to prevent workplace violence, including implementing a written workplace violence prevention plan, providing training on the plan, and ...
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Keeping Your Employees Cool During the Hot Summer Months
As temperatures soar this summer, Cal/OSHA safety inspectors will be descending upon work sites throughout California to determine whether employers are complying with heat procedures. To ensure better preparedness, it is recommended that employers ...
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Family Expanded to “Designated Person” Under CFRA
On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1041 into law. Beginning January 1, 2023, the definition of a “family member” under the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) and California’s Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act ...
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Third Time’s the Charm? Cal/OSHA Approves Third Adoption of COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
Cal/OSHA has revised and readopted its COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the third time. The updated ETS went into effect on May 7, 2022 and remains in effect through December 31, 2022, at which time Cal/OSHA is expected to ...
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