In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court provided some welcome relief to California employers with arbitration agreements this week. The Court held that arbitration agreements that bar employees from pursuing representative claims under the ...
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Updates
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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California Supreme Court Delivers One-Two Punch to Employers Related to Break Premium Pay
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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ADA Claims Could Apply to Businesses With Fewer Than 15 Employees
Originally published for HR California
A recent Ninth Circuit decision allows a former employee to proceed with her Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination claims despite working for an employer with fewer than 15 employees. In this ...
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Customer’s Solicitation of Male Manicurist Enough to Establish Hostile Work Environment
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A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision handed an employer a partial win — for discrimination, but not harassment. In this case, plaintiff Vincent Fried, a manicurist in a salon at the Wynn Las Vegas ...
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2022 COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
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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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – 2022 Update
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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New Year Brings New Changes to Cal/OSHA COVID Regulations
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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