Topics for this Month include:

– NLRB and DOL Backtracking

– DLSE Issues Template Immigration Audit Notice

– Proving Discrimination Based on Obesity Just Became Easier

– When Class Action Waivers Are Not Enforceable in California

– Disciplining Employees for the Way They Whistleblow

– And more!

NLRB Does a “360” on Joint Employment Rules

In honor of the Winter Olympics. . . the NLRB has done a “360” or a “single toeloop” on its stance as to when a business is considered a “joint employer.”  Read More

Topics for this Month include:

– Reminders of laws that go into effect on January 1

– “Escalated” Compensation for Employees Returning from Military Leave

– Temporary Layoffs and California WARN Act

– Closely Held Corporation Owners Can be Liable as “Joint Employers”

– And more!

The new year is rapidly approaching.  Here are a few reminders of changes that go into effect on January 1, 2018:

• Minimum wage in California increases to $10.50 per hour for employers with 25 or less employees and $11.00 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees. 

Topics for this Month include:

– New employment laws for 2018

– Wage and hour law employee vs. independent contractor test

– Liability for non-employee sexual harassment under the FEHA

– Leave of absence accommodations under the ADA

There were a few bills that did not survive the governor’s veto power, but here are the employment related laws that will go into effect starting January 1, 2018, unless otherwise noted:

• SB 63: Employers with 20-49 employees within a 75-mile radius in California will be required to provide employees who meet the CFRA requirements up to 12 weeks of unpaid parental leave within the first year of the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.