As California continues to expand its list of “recognized” holidays with the addition of Genocide Remembrance Day, Juneteenth, and Native American Day, many employers are left asking what rules they must follow regarding holiday pay? There are many ...
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Personnel Policies
Best Practices for Responding to Personnel Record Requests
Updated May 1, 2023
Under California’s Labor Code, current and former employees have the right to inspect and receive their personnel files. We have previously provided general best practices for responding to such requests. This update will ...
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Ninth Circuit Rules Arbitration Agreements Can Be Required as a Condition of Employment
Updated February 16, 2023
In a win for employers who rely on arbitration agreements to resolve workplace disputes, a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has just ruled that such agreements, when fairly drafted to comply with ...
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Six Must-Know Considerations and Requirements When Offering Commissions
In light of the tight labor market, many employers are offering employees the opportunity to increase their income with commission-based pay. There is no fixed formula on commission pay. It can be based upon a percentage of a sale, a dollar amount ...
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How California Employers Have Handled Competition in the Absence of Non-Compete Agreements
Updated February 15, 2023
And Why the Rest of the Nation May Soon Follow California’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
As the federal government considers limiting or prohibiting employee noncompetition agreements, employers doing business in ...
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DIR Releases FAQs Regarding New Pay Transparency Law
The California Department of Industrial Relations recently published FAQs with interpretive guidance on the state’s new pay transparency law. As we detailed in our October legal update, the new pay transparency law went into effect on January 1, ...
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Employers, Don’t Give Your Employees Grief Over Taking Bereavement Leave
Key Provisions
Effective January 1, 2023, California employers with five or more employees will be required to provide up to five days of bereavement leave to employees who have worked at least 30 days prior to the start of the leave. The ...
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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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