On November 5, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) requiring most private employers with 100 or more employees to either mandate their employees be vaccinated or […]
Swerdlow Florence Sanchez Swerdlow & Wimmer is pleased to announce that it has received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2022 Edition of U.S News-Best Lawyers®’ list of “Best Law Firms.” The listing marks the […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of new laws that will affect California employers beginning in 2022. A summary of the significant legislative changes is set forth below. SB 331 – Restrictions On Confidentiality […]
On September 15, 2021, the Ninth Circuit revived parts of a controversial California law that prohibited mandatory employment arbitration agreements. In 2019, California passed AB 51, which prohibited employers from requiring employees and applicants to […]
Millicent Sanchez has been honored seven years in a row for Employment & Labor Law – Management and Labor & Employment – Litigation categories. Janet Swerdlow has been recognized for eleven consecutive years for the […]
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court held that the calculation of premium pay for noncompliant meal, rest, and recovery periods must include not only the employee’s hourly rate of pay but also all […]
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Standards Board”) voted on June 17, 2021, to approve its latest set of proposed revisions to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (“Cal/OSHA”) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards […]
CalSavers – California’s state-run individual retirement account program for workers whose covered employers do not offer retirement savings plans – is not preempted by the federal law of employee benefits, the Ninth Circuit Court of […]
On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newson signed SB 93 into law, which requires certain hospitality industry and commercial business service provider employers, and other related business employers, to offer available positions to qualified, […]
On March 19, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 95, which beginning March 29, 2021, requires employers with more than 25 employees nationwide to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19-Supplemental Paid […]
