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This law may cause some employers to act with more tolerance of religious practices than in the past. For example, the law also states that an accommodation is not reasonable if it requires segregation of the employee from the public or other employees. As such, employees who interface with clients or customers may not be disqualified from those positions based upon their religious dress or grooming. Because the bill does not state that it supersedes existing health and safety laws and regulations, workplace safety rules—such as dress and grooming required of employees who operate machinery—should not be affected by the new law. … [Read more...] about New Year, New Laws for California Employers – Religious Dress and Grooming Protected and Breastfeeding Further Protected

Gender Identity and Expression ProtectionCalifornia’s Fair Employment and Housing Act has been amended to define gender as including both gender identity and gender expression. Thus, the law now prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of gender identity (i.e., how the person sees himself or herself) and gender expression (i.e., how other people view the person). Gender expression is a person’s “gender-related appearance and behavior,” “whether or not stereotypically associated” with the sex assigned at birth. An employee must be allowed to dress consistent with the employee’s gender identity and expression. … [Read more...] about Watch Out for New Employment Laws in California

Companies across the nation are facing 2016 with a mix of enthusiasm and anxiety as they attempt to meet their business and financial goals. For those doing business in California, those benchmarks are only one of the many challenges they face. California employers are confronted with the additional task of effectively navigating a host of new labor and employment laws that will impact the way they compensate and manage their workforce. The following summarizes some of the new California employment laws that went into effect this year: … [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

American with Disabilities Act: The Justice Department's Americans with Disabilities Act regulations were revised and subsequently published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2010. These revised regulations take effect on March 15, 2011 and include revisions to the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, which set the minimum requirements for newly designed and constructed or altered government facilities, places of public accommodations, and commercial facilities to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. Employers should consult with an attorney or a Certified Access Specialist to ensure that their facilities are compliant with these new regulations. … [Read more...] about New Year, New Posters, New Laws: Labor & Employment Law Updates