As Governor Newsom ordered several sectors to once again shut down its in-person California operations this week, many employers are still grappling with how to comply with myriad state and federal mandates while operating remotely. One area that ...
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Updates
EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on COVID-19 for Employers
Businesses are beginning to regain their footing after closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As businesses work to reopen, employers must inevitably weigh their growing economic losses and public health concerns with shielding themselves from ...
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Minimum Wage Updates Effective July 1, 2020
While California’s state minimum wage increased to $13.00 for employers with 26 employees or more, effective January 1, 2020, many local entities have their own minimum wage rates that increased effective July 1, 2020 as follows:
California ...
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Is It Safe to Bring Employees Back to Work Following the COVID Crisis?
As businesses continue preparing to reopen, many employers share the same concern—what actions can employers take to provide a workplace that is safe from COVID-19?
Because the virus is primarily spread from person to person, preventing people who ...
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California Consumer Privacy Act
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), officially in effect since January 1, 2020, is slated for enforcement by the California Attorney General beginning on July 1. Although proposed regulations are not finalized, businesses that meet the ...
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Employers Have the Burden to Prove COVID-19 Was Not Contracted at Work
In 1917, California was one of the first jurisdictions to expressly cover disease in its Workmen's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act by defining a workers’ compensation injury to include "any disease arising out of the employment." (See Cal. ...
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Late Expense Reimbursement for Employees Working Remotely
We are finally in the phase of the Shelter in Place Orders where states and local governments are considering how to reopen the economy. As a result, many employers are planning to return telecommuters to the office. When the Shelter in Place Orders ...
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California’s 20-Day Preliminary Notice
What to Include and How to Properly Serve
Direct contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in California have a variety of ways to recover payment on private and public construction projects, including the recording and foreclosure of a mechanic’s ...
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