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Recent Posts
- 10 Things You Should Know About the EEOC’s COVID-19 Guidance
- California Expands Coronavirus Paid Sick Leave with the Enactment of AB 1867
- U.S. Department of Labor Issues Revised Regulations Implementing FFCRA Leaves Following New York Court’s Decision
- What Employers Need to Know About Michigan’s Latest Executive Order Protecting Workers
- Working Hard for The Money: Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Tracking and Paying for Remote Work Hours
- Are Parts of Paid COVID-19 Leave Regulations in Jeopardy? Federal Court Rejects Parts DOL’s FFCRA Regulations, Employers Brace for Possible Fallout
- National “Strike for Black Lives” Planned for Monday, July 20
- Presidential Proclamation Extends Ban on Entry of Immigrants; Adds H-1B, L-1 and J-1 Visa Holders
- U.S. Supreme Court Makes Pride Month History by Holding That Title VII Bars Job Discrimination Against LGBT+ Workers
- USCIS To Resume Premium Processing
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California Expands Coronavirus Paid Sick Leave with the Enactment of AB 1867
The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) generally requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave to eligible employees for qualifying reasons related to COVID-19. On September 9, 2020, California’s Governor Newsom signed AB 1867. This law expands access to paid sick leave (“Coronavirus PSL”) to California workers employed by entities with 500 or more employees in the United States. Read More ›
AB 5 Is Making Waves in California by Changing the Way Businesses Classify Workers
AB 5 is making waves in California by changing the way companies will classify workers. AB 5 codifies the ABC test adopted by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.4th 903 (“Dynamex”). In Dynamex, the Court held that for violations of California’s wage orders, a worker is presumed to be an employee, unless the business proves the following: Read More ›