With the new year, California employers should review and update their employment practices and policies. Use these tips to ensure compliance with recent legislative and regulatory changes.
Update Policies & Procedures
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Updates
Cal/OSHA Adopts Emergency COVID-19 Regulations
As California laws and regulations regarding COVID-19 related workplace protections continue to evolve, California employers must stay informed and continue updating policies in order to comply with a variety of precautionary, reporting, and ...
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California Requires Employers to Provide Workplace COVID Notifications (AB 685)
Updated December 7, 2020
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 ...
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Annual Labor and Employment Legal Update
2020 has been a challenging year for employers. At our recent Annual Labor and Employment Legal Update, we covered new case law and best practices to keep your workplaces working.
Partner Lisa Ryan and Cook Brown attorneys Ian Sangster and Dylan ...
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ADA Web Accessibility is the Next Frontier of Accommodation Litigation
If recent filings in California courts are any indication, California businesses should familiarize themselves with the steps they may need to make their websites ADA compliant.
Background
An emerging issue in the context of antidiscrimination law ...
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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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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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