Topics for this Month include:

– New Employment Legislation Introduced in California

– Congress’ Attempts to Block DOL Regulations

– A Possible National Right to Work Law

– Compensating Commission-Based Employees for Rest Breaks

– Updates on Challenges to Immigration Ban and DOL’s Fiduciary Rule

– Harassing Hugging

– Arbitration Clauses in Collective Bargaining Agreements

– And more!

California Bills to Watch

The new two-year legislative cycle has begun, and employment-related bills are already being introduced.  Read More

Topics for this Month include:

– City of Los Angeles’ “Ban the Box” Ordinance

– Ruling on DOL Overtime Regulations Fast Tracked

– Recordkeeping requirements for OSHA Workplace Injury Records

– EEOC’s Proposed Harassment Enforcement Guidance

– Requirements for Providing Rest Breaks Clarified by California Supreme Court

– U.S. Supreme Court to Review (Again) Class Action Waivers

– FCRA Disclosure Notice Cannot Include Liability Waiver

The City of Los Angeles “Bans the Box”

Effective January 1, 2017, most employers with more than ten (10) employees who work, on average, at least two hours per week within the City of Los Angeles limits, and LA City contractors, are prohibited from including on their job applications a “box” inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal history.  Read More