As employers continue trying to navigate the many challenges of running a business during a pandemic, all California businesses should prepare themselves for the new COVID notice requirements heading their way. Following the passage of AB 685, ...
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Governor Signs Expanded Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Pay Bill for Large Employers
For employers with more than 500 employees nationwide, COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave requirements now apply to employees working in the Golden State. While the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) law effective April 1, ...
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Recent Decisions and Interpretations Expand FFCRA Paid Leave Rights
As employers were faced with confronting new leave of absence rights due to COVID-19, many looked to the Department of Labor (DOL) for guidance to better understand their obligations under the recently passed Families First Coronavirus Recovery Act ...
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Complying with Form I-9 Requirements During COVID Shutdowns
As Governor Newsom ordered several sectors to once again shut down its in-person California operations this week, many employers are still grappling with how to comply with myriad state and federal mandates while operating remotely. One area that ...
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Employers Have the Burden to Prove COVID-19 Was Not Contracted at Work
In 1917, California was one of the first jurisdictions to expressly cover disease in its Workmen's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act by defining a workers’ compensation injury to include "any disease arising out of the employment." (See Cal. ...
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Layoff Considerations in the Coronavirus Era
Governor’s New Order Provides Some Relief from California Law Requiring 60-Days’ Notice Prior to Mass Layoffs
Employers across the nation are grappling with the painful economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly all businesses have ...
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These Boots are Made for Working
Court Rules California Employers Must Pay for Employee Work Boots
According to a recent unpublished appellate court decision, California employers must pay for employee safety equipment, including steel-toed shoes. In UPS Ground Freight Inc. v. ...
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Lactation Accommodations Expanded in 2020
Existing state and federal law has required employers to provide a location and a reasonable amount of break time to accommodate an employee desiring to express breast milk for the employee’s infant child. Most employers already have lactation ...
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