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Daniel F. C. Kozieja / May 26, 2022

Third Time’s the Charm? Cal/OSHA Approves Third Adoption of COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Personnel Policies

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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Cook Brown / May 26, 2022

California Supreme Court Delivers One-Two Punch to Employers Related to Break Premium Pay 

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The California Supreme Court delivered a one-two punch to employers this week with respect to the penalties for missed breaks. It held that the penalty for a missed break (one hour’s pay) constitutes “wages” that must be reported on statutorily ...
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Dennis Cook / February 9, 2022

2022 COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

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Governor Newson is expected to sign another COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave bill in early February requiring employers to provide additional paid sick leave retroactively to January 1, 2022. Covered employers under the new law will be ...
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Cook Brown / January 15, 2022

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – 2022 Update

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Employers Are Required To Notify All CA Employees That They May Be Eligible For Federal and CA EITC Since 2008, California employers have been required to notify their California-based employees that they may be eligible for the federal and the ...
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Cook Brown / January 6, 2022

New Year Brings New Changes to Cal/OSHA COVID Regulations

COVID-19 Updates

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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Cook Brown / December 14, 2021

2021 Legislative Roundup

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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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Cook Brown / September 28, 2021

Court Orders Stay of Newly Adopted Apprenticeship Regulations, Blocking Enforcement Until at Least December 17, 2021

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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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Cook Brown / September 21, 2021

Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Portions of California Law Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration Agreements in Employment

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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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