On July 13, 2015, two weeks after the effective date of the statute requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to virtually all California employees, Governor Brown signed a bill making meaningful amendments to the […]

In 2014, the California Legislature passed several new laws affecting employers, ranging from the heavily publicized sick-leave statute, requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to employees, to the less-hyped Assembly Bill 326, amending the […]

California recently has adopted a new law, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (the “Act”), that will require employers to offer almost all California employees, including part-time employees, at least three paid sick […]

9401 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 828, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 288-3980 • Fax (310) 273-8680 Practical, Take-Away Points From Recent United States and California Supreme Court Decisions Over the past couple of weeks, the U.S. […]

  9401 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 828, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 288-3980 • Fax (310) 273-8680 TIME TO POST OSHA FORM 300A Summary of Action Item:  Post your company’s Cal/OSHA Form 300A, “Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries […]

Overtime for Nannies, Caregivers, and Other Personal Attendants Starting January 1, 2014, nannies, caregivers, and other “personal attendants” working in private homes in California will be entitled to overtime pay. The Domestic Worker Bill of […]

As most of you know, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – commonly known as ObamaCare – enacted provisions designed to expand access to affordable healthcare coverage, including provisions for coverage to be offered […]

Employers must verify the employment authorization and identity of each new employee hired in the U.S. by using Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a new […]

New FMLA regulations that take effect March 8, 2013, require covered employers to update their FMLA posters and policies to reflect changes regarding FMLA leaves for military family members and a special definition of employee […]

Governor Brown signed into law numerous pieces of legislation this year that undoubtedly will impact California employers and how they do business. We write now to highlight several of these new employment-related laws, nearly all […]