In an unprecedented interpretation of the Labor Code, the California Supreme Court just issued an opinion in Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc., significantly expanding the reach of this state’s prevailing wage laws. In its March 29, 2021 ...
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Is Time Off to Vote Required?
California employers are subject to a wide variety of laws providing employees with the right to take time off from work. Although California has largely moved to vote by mail, in-person voting locations will remain open, and under certain ...
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California Independent Contractor Law Continues to Evolve
The California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court and the subsequent passage of Assembly Bill 5 upended settled understandings regarding California’s independent contractor laws. With Proposition 22 on the ...
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Beware of Zombie Claims
Updated June 23, 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic Keeps Civil Claims Alive
While workers and businesses are focusing on addressing the immediate health and financial impacts of the COVID-19 virus, in California, the virus has another effect—keeping civil ...
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California Criminal Background Check Regulations
California’s statewide “ban the box” law, in effect as of January 2018, makes it illegal for an employer with 5 or more employees to:
Include on any application for employment questions that seek the disclosure of an applicant’s conviction ...
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NLRB Restores Long-Standing Precedent
Union Employers May Make Unilateral Employment Policy Changes When Consistent with Past Practices...
In a 3-2 decision involving Raytheon Network Centric Systems last week, the National Labor Relations Board restored a 1964 precedent allowing an ...
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Labor Law: National Labor Relations Board Applies to Everyone
Poorly drafted handbooks can run afoul of the National Labor Relations Act when they overstep certain employee rights. Steve McCutcheon looks at the case of In-and-Out Burger and the "Fight for $15" button.
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The Impact of the Total Security Management Decision on Employers
Interpretive guidance issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) clarifies the power that an employer has to discipline employees during the time period between when the union wins a certification election and the employer signs a collective ...
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