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Publications
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04.23.2024EEOC’s Final Rule Regarding Pregnant Workers Fairness ActUpdatesOn April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act Final Rule, scheduled to take effect on June 18, 2024. The Final Rule largely leaves in place the expansive protections for applicants and employees outlined in the Proposed Rule published on August 11, 2023.
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02.28.2024California Employers: Required Pamphlet and Notice UpdatesUpdatesCalifornia recently updated two pamphlets that employers must provide to employees. The new pamphlets are (1) a “Time of Hire Pamphlet” pertaining to workers’ compensation (to be provided at the time of hire) and (2) a “For Your Benefit” pamphlet, pertaining to unemployment insurance (to be provided at the time of an employee’s involuntary termination or leave).
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08.24.2023California’s Newest Regulations Regarding Criminal RecordsUpdatesCalifornia’s Civil Rights Council, a branch of the California Civil Rights Department, issued proposed revisions, earlier this year, to the Fair Employment and Housing Act regulations governing an employer’s use and consideration of a job applicant’s criminal history in employment decisions.
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06.30.2023The Supreme Court Decision Heightens Undue Hardship Standard Applicable to Workplace Religious AccommodationsUpdatesThe Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Groff v. DeJoy on June 29, 2023, holding that Title VII requires an employer denying a religious accommodation to show that granting the accommodation would result in “substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of its particular business.”
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04.17.2023Cal/OSHA Publishes Indoor Heat Illness Prevention StandardUpdates
Following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cal/OSHA has finally revisited its indoor heat illness prevention standard.
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02.24.2023Time To Update Arbitration Agreements—Mandatory Arbitration Is Again Permissible in CaliforniaUpdates
California employers with employees and job applicants subject to the Federal Arbitration Act can once again require such individuals to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment.
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08.30.2022New Employment Laws Enacted in West HollywoodUpdates
Last year, the West Hollywood City Council approved an ordinance establishing a citywide minimum wage and guaranteed leave provisions. On May 16, 2022, the city amended the ordinance, clarifying numerous provisions.
Employers in West Hollywood, California, who employ any individual for two or more hours per week should be prepared for significant changes, which became effective as of July 1, 2022.
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04.11.2022California “Job-Killer” SB 1044 Passes Senate CommitteeUpdatesSB 1044 passed the California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on Monday, March 21, 2022.
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09.22.2021LA County Issues New Health Order Affecting Bars, Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries, Restaurants, and Outdoor Mega EventsBlogsOn September 17, 2021, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health issued a new Public Health Order, effective at midnight on October 7, 2021, and continuing until further notice.
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08.12.2021‘Long COVID’ Workers May Need ADA AccommodationsArticles
HRLaws
Employees with “long COVID”—who continue to experience ongoing symptoms for months afterward—may be entitled to accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to attorneys Jill L. Ripke, Lauren M. Kulpa, and Lara A. Grines. -
08.02.2021Still Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms Long After A Diagnosis? Employees May Be Entitled To Workplace AccommodationsBlogsPost-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, colloquially referred to as long COVID-19, occurs when an individual who had COVID-19 continues to experience ongoing symptoms for months afterward.
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05.14.2021
Wage & Hour Developments
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California Launches $18 Million Program Intended for Wage Theft Investigation
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Labor Commissioner’s Office launched a program creating opportunities for local prosecutors to obtain funding for wage theft prosecutions. The program, called the Workers’ Rights Enforcement Grant, will provide eligible prosecutors with two annual grant awards of $8,550,000 each, for a total of $18 million. The first...
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California’s Latest Minimum Wage Increase to Take Effect January 1, 2024
Effective January 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage will increase to $16.00 per hour for all employers, regardless of size. Under California’s Labor Code, by August 1 of each year, the director of finance will determine if the minimum wage must be adjusted for inflation and, if so, calculate the increase in minimum wage by the...
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City of Los Angeles COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Is Ending
During the COVID-19 pandemic, California and several local jurisdictions implemented COVID-19 sick leave laws. Many of these laws are now expiring. California’s state COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave expired on December 31, 2022 and Governor Newsom announced that the COVID-19 state of emergency will end on February 28, 2023. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently...
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Washington, D.C., Voters Approve Phasing Out Tipped Minimum Wage
On November 8, 2022, voters in Washington, D.C., overwhelmingly passed Initiative 82, the “District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2021,” which will phase out the tipped mandatory base wage by 2027. Notably, a very similar initiative was passed in 2018 by the Council of the District of Columbia but was ultimately repealed. Current...
