A recent opinion by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over California, has emphasized the importance of completing all non-medical aspects of the pre-hire process and providing an applicant with a conditional job offer bef...
As we reported late last year, the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”), took up the task of clarifying California’s meal period requirements by submitting proposed regulations. After rece...
As we reported in an E-Update last week, on December 10, 2004, the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) filed proposed emergency regulations with the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) r...
In our October 7, 2004 E-Update we briefly summarized several new laws signed by the Governor this Fall. One bill, AB 1825, requires employers to train supervisors on sexual harassment every two years. While this new training requirement means an ...
Yesterday, a California Court of Appeal issued a very helpful opinion for California employers, especially for those employers who employ workers temporarily or for a fixed duration. The court ruled that for purposes of the California Labor Code, ...
So you’ve been watching the debates and you’ve filled out your sample ballot, but are you prepared for your employees requesting “voting leave”? As with so many other areas of employment relations, California has specific laws that afford employee...
In 2002, the California legislature passed legislation providing Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) benefits to qualifying employees covered by the State Disability Insurance program or by a Voluntary Plan for State Disability Insurance, which together cov...