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New Wage And Rest Break Decision From the California Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of California determined that employers are required to record missed break premiums on paystubs and may be subject penalties if these premiums are not paid at the end ...
SB 606: Beefed-Up Cal/OSHA Enforcement Authority
The new SB 606 will heavily impact construction industry employers, big box retailers, and large manufacturers and retailers, as these employers have multiple worksites. ...
Dynamex ‘ABC’ Independent Contractor Test Applies Retroactively
On January 14, 2021, the California Supreme Court announced that its April 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court ("Dynamex") applies retroactively ...
California Expands Contractor Liability for Accidents in Congested Traffic Control Zones
Recently, the California Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit (Sacramento) ruled that a highway contractor may be liable for accidents occurring in traffic control zones regardless of the ...
SB 1383 Legislation Expands California Family Rights Act to Small Businesses
On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383). Effective January 1, 2021, SB 1383 drastically extends employee entitlement to family and medical leave...
What California Employers Need To Know About AB 5
Authored by California State Assembly Member, Lorena Gonzalez, and recently signed into law by Governor Newsom, Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) will affect employers and independent ...
The New Anti-Harassment Training Requirements In California
Recent changes to California law have added new anti-harassment training requirements for almost all employees in the state. Prior to the recent changes, only employers with 50 or more employees were ...
The impact of the decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court
The California Supreme Court, in the recent case of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903, answered the question of whether a worker can properly be .…
Contractors Must Comply With AB 262, the ‘BUY CLEAN CALIFORNIA ACT’ on State Contracts
On October 15, 2017, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law Assembly Bill 262 (“AB 262”) – a law that creates mandatory labeling requirements for eligible construction ...
AB 1701 makes general contractors liable for the wages and fringe benefits of the employees of all subcontractors of every tier.
On October 14, 2017, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law Assembly Bill 1701 (“AB 1701”) — a law that is very likely to increase the costs of private work construction throughout the state as a result of…
President Trump Approves The Repeal Of President Obama’s Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Executive Order
On March 27, 2017, President Trump repealed President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The most controversial aspect of that Executive Order was the so-called “blacklisting rule,” which required…
Congress Votes To Repeal The Department Of Labor’s Blacklisting Rule For Federal Contractors
Congress has voted to repeal the Department of Labor’s so-called “blacklisting rule” for federal contractors. The rule is part of President Obama’s 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order…