On the heels of New York State’s first deadline for new anti-harassment laws, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1343 into law on September 30, 2018. SB 1343 amends certain sections of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act so that...
Starbucks and other employers in California must pay workers for the minutes they spend on work-related duties before and after they clock out, the California Supreme Court decided Thursday, July 25, 2018. The court held in a unanimous decision that workers should be...
In recent years many cities and municipalities in California have established their own minimum wage rates.Here is a list of the current 2018 rates along with the previous 2017 rates. The following California cities have minimum wage increases, effective July 1, 2018:...
California was one of the first states to legalize medical marijuana and since that time many states have done the same. Further, a handful of states (California included) have now legalized recreational use of weed as well. This has in turn created confusion for...
On September 14, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2337 into law which expands the employer notice requirements regarding domestic violence employee protections provided by Labor Code section 230.1. Despite the protections under current law, many employees remain...
New minimum wage rates took effect on Saturday, July 1st in cities, counties and states across the country. In San Francisco and Los Angeles, the increase is a step toward a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The minimum wage went up to $14 an hour in San Francisco on...
