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April 30, 2021

This week has been full of back to work buzz. Can we return to work? What about planning a team happy hour? Questions abound, yet answers require sorting through a myriad of state and county guidance documents. The guidance changes frequently, sometimes without notice or fanfare. Much depends on the County regulations in effect at the time of the event/meeting/office reopening. Indeed, Los Angeles County released new “Orange Tier” guidelines effective April 30th (yes, today!). …

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Employees Laid Off Due to COVID-19 Pandemic are Given Recall Rights Under New State Law

By Jeffrey S. Horton Thomas

April 19, 2021

Employers in the hotel, event center, airport and private club sectors and those providing services to commercial buildings must now give employees who were laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic preferential recall rights over other applicants. The requirements became effective last Friday, April 16, 2021, on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of Senate Bill 93 into law. The Covered Employers The hotel operations subject to the new statewide requirements are those consisting of 50…

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Doing the Right Thing Versus Proving You Did the Right Thing

By Nancy Yaffe

April 17, 2021

In the words of a mediator in a recent case, “at least you get a discount for not being an @ssh%le.” Yes, many employers actually try to, and even succeed in doing the right thing. But doing the right thing, and proving you did the right thing are diametrically opposed concepts. And proving you did the right thing when plaintiff’s counsel and their client pick apart every aspect of everything you did is an uphill…

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New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Scheme is Imposed on Employers Operating in California

By Jeffrey S. Horton Thomas

March 23, 2021

Beginning Monday, March 29, 2021, employers must begin providing California employees a new form of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. The new version reaches small and large employers alike and mandates that employers provide COVID-19-related paid sick leave in more circumstances than last year’s supplemental paid sick leave law. Last year’s supplemental paid sick leave expired December 31, 2020. Governor Newsom signed the new statute into law last Friday, March 19. The Highlights! Key features…

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Why Are We Still Talking About Sexual Harassment? Because People Are Still Acting Creepy That’s Why

By Nancy Yaffe

March 9, 2021

Another blog about sexual harassment – why? Because it still happens all of the time, that’s why!! I wish it didn’t, but it does. As recent news events with a certain high profile political figure highlight, there are some things that many folks with power don’t seem to fully understand, including: A mentor does not ask a mentee about their sex life, sexual proclivities, or sexual preferences (or tell about their own). It is…

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City of Los Angeles Imposes “Hero Pay” Requirement – Risks and Ramifications

By Jeffrey S. Horton Thomas

March 5, 2021

Starting Monday, grocery stores, drug stores and big box retailers in the City of Los Angeles will be required to pay “Premium Hazard Pay” – an additional $5.00 per hour — to non-exempt employees. The ordinance mandating the pay hike is the latest in a wave of local measures adopted throughout California meant to acknowledge customer-facing employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Los Angeles ordinance brings legal risks and unanswered questions for covered employers. This…

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Complimentary Webinar from the Fox Rothschild Team: Current Issues in Labor & Employment Law (March 25th)

By Nancy Yaffe

March 4, 2021

The ever-changing nature of laws affecting the workplace can make it difficult to stay current with the latest regulations while balancing the needs of your business and employees. Join attorneys from Fox’s nationwide Labor & Employment Department (including California’s Sahara Pynes) for a program that provides in-depth analysis of current L&E issues and insight on how pending legislation may affect your company. You can register here. Check out the agenda for this free…

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Getting Women Back to Work: Top 5 Tips for New Entrepreneurs

By Sahara Pynes

March 2, 2021

So far during the pandemic, around 2.4 million women have left the workforce, numbers much higher than men. Yet, in a small silver lining, there have been a record number of new business applications filed across the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Many of those businesses have been started by women, as a result of either job loss, the need for flexibility or childcare, or as an additional source of revenue. Excited and sometimes…

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California Supreme Court Addresses Critical Issue Regarding Meal Period Rounding

By Brian Casillas

February 26, 2021

On February 25, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC, holding that: Employers cannot utilize the rounding of time punches in the meal period context, even if the rounding policy is neutral and even if over time it results in the employees being paid for more time worked; and Records showing noncompliant meal periods raise a presumption of meal period violations that employers must rebut by: (1) establishing…

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Act Now for More Time to File Your California Pay Data Report!

By Jeffrey S. Horton Thomas

February 24, 2021

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The deadline for employers to file their first annual pay data report with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) – March 31 — is fast approaching. For employers scrambling to comply, a reprieve is available. The DFEH is offering employers a one-month extension of the deadline, though employers need to submit their request for an extension as soon as possible before March 31. California employers with 100 or more employees nationally are…

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Commentary on Issues Facing California Employers

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FAQs On Office Reopening and Meeting Protocols

Employees Laid Off Due to COVID-19 Pandemic are Given Recall Rights Under New State Law

Doing the Right Thing Versus Proving You Did the Right Thing

New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Scheme is Imposed on Employers Operating in California

Why Are We Still Talking About Sexual Harassment? Because People Are Still Acting Creepy That’s Why

City of Los Angeles Imposes “Hero Pay” Requirement – Risks and Ramifications

Complimentary Webinar from the Fox Rothschild Team: Current Issues in Labor & Employment Law (March 25th)

Getting Women Back to Work: Top 5 Tips for New Entrepreneurs

California Supreme Court Addresses Critical Issue Regarding Meal Period Rounding

Act Now for More Time to File Your California Pay Data Report!

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