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EXPANDING POLICY AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES
PREVENTING WORKPLACE HARASSMENT – California’s Guidelines and Mandatory Measures California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the state agency responsible for enforcing the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), has released a new employer guide and an updated sexual harassment brochure to further assist California employers in developing effective anti-harassment programs. According to DFEH Director […]
LOS ANGELES HIRING PRACTICES
APPLICANT CRIMINAL HISTORIES – New Information Restricting Los Angeles Hiring Practices The City of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration recently published frequently asked questions (FAQs) to assist employers in applying its Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO) that went into effect January 22, 2017. For more on this ordinance, […]
DEALING WITH INTERNET SOUR GRAPES
Update Consumer Contracts Review Clauses Now These days, consumer reviews posted online can make or break a business. Some businesses have sought to prevent negative reviews through “gag clauses” – contractual provisions buried in form contracts that customers rarely read, much less are able to negotiate. New law now bars such blanket prohibitions while providing […]
WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS NO JOKE
California Seeks to Deter Mishaps by Annual Employer Posting Requirement, February through April In an effort to deter workplace health and safety hazards, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health requires employers with more than 10 employees to visibly post between February 1, 2017 through April 30, 2017 a summary of certain 2016 work-related injuries […]
WHAT’S NEW IN 2017
A CLOSER LOOK AT UBER, LYFT DRIVERS California’s New Criminal Background Checks For Transportation Network Companies Effective January 1, 2017, AB 1289 (the Act) requires all transportation network companies (TNC) such as Uber and Lyft – businesses using an online-enabled platform to connect paying passengers with drivers using their personal vehicles – to conduct a […]
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2017
California Imposes Controls on Janitorial Businesses Requirements Include Registration and Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training California Assembly Bill (AB) 1978, enacted September 2016 as the Property Services Protection law (the Act), will require janitorial service providers to register annually with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) and to provide sexual harassment training to their […]
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2017
SINGLE OCCUPANT TOILET FACILITIES MUST BE ALL-GENDER AS OF MARCH 1, 2017 A new California law, Health and Safety Code section 118600, requires that business establishments, places of public accommodation, and state or local government agencies must designate their single-user toilet facilities as all-gender facilities. The law provides that such facilities are those that are […]
BUSINESSES EMPLOYING 26-PLUS MUST IMPLEMENT LOS ANGELES’ PAID SICK LEAVE BY JULY 1, 2016
City’s Paid Sick Leave Notice Now Available The City of Los Angeles (City) recently increased minimum wage and doubled California’s paid sick leave requirements (Ordinance No. 184320) for “Employees,” i.e., workers performing labor within the City for a given employer for at least two hours in a particular week. (See below for City limits maps.) […]
STORM BREWING OVER PIECE WORK SAFE HARBOR
Last Minute Court Order Extends Notice Deadline Until at Least July 28, 2016 California’s Court of Appeal and Legislature have in recent years created an unprecedented and potentially crushing interpretation of piece work compensation requirements. See, Piece Work Compensation is a Wreck Waiting to Happen, The Perils of New Labor Code Section 226.2 (December, 2015) […]
SAN FRANCISCO MINIMUM WAGE RISES TO $13.00 ON JULY 1, 2016
Will Continue Climb to $15.00 Effective July 1, 2016, all employers (wherever located) must pay wages of at least $13.00/hour to every employee who performs work in San Francisco (including temporary and part-time employees). San Francisco (City) was right behind Seattle in leading the charge to a $15.00 minimum wage when its voters passed the […]