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Next in our series, “New Year, New Laws for California Employers,” we take a look at new protections given to Religious Dress and Grooming and Breastfeeding under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.  Prepared by  Mark Terman, partner in the Los Angeles office, this series will take a look at some of the significant new regulations affecting private employers doing business in California. … [Read more...] about New Year, New Laws for California Employers – Religious Dress and Grooming Protected and Breastfeeding Further Protected

Commission Agreements Must Be in WritingThis amendment to California’s Labor Code requires that by January 1, 2013, when an employer enters into a contract of employment with an employee for services to be rendered within California and the “contemplated method of payment” involves commissions, the contract must be in writing and must set forth the method by which the commissions are to be computed and paid. The meaning of the term commissions is the same as that set forth in Labor Code Section 204.1, which generally excludes short-term productivity bonuses and profit-sharing plans. … [Read more...] about Watch Out for New Employment Laws in California

Senior Management May Be Individually Liable for Wage and Hour Violations. Senate Bill 588 now gives the Labor Commissioner the authority to collect on judgments for non-payment of wages, which includes levying employers’ bank accounts. What is most significant about this new law, however, is the fact it provides “[a]n employer or other person acting on behalf of an employer, who violates, or causes to be violated, any provision regulating minimum wages or hours and days of work . . . may be held liable as the employer for such violation.” As written, this appears to result in potential personal liability for senior management. … [Read more...] about New Workplace Laws Confronting California Employers in 2016

Effective January 1, 2018, California will be the next jurisdiction to implement statewide “ban the box” legislation.  On October 14, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1008, which prohibits pre-offer inquiries regarding applicants’ conviction histories and regulates employers in their decisions to deny employment to an applicant based on his/her conviction history.  For more details regarding this important law, please see our earlier post.  … [Read more...] about Governor Brown Has Signed ‘Ban the Box’ Legislation into Law for California

Workers' Compensation: The posting and notice requirements were amended in 2010 to require all employers using Managed Professional Networks (MPNs) to provide treatment for workers' compensation claims to give employees information regarding the MPN(s) being used. Therefore, in addition to the required workers' compensation poster ("Notice to Employees – Injuries Caused by Work") that employers must display, they must also display additional information about the MPN(s). Further, any pamphlet distributed by the employer regarding workers' compensation must also include information regarding the employer's MPN(s).  … [Read more...] about New Year, New Posters, New Laws: Labor & Employment Law Updates