Articles Discussing General Workplace Issues in California.

Most employers are well-acquainted with California’s complex and often employee-friendly legal landscape, but many are less familiar with the patchwork of local ordinances that further govern their employment relationships. With more and more cities passing local ordinances governing minimum wages, paid sick leave, employee scheduling, COVID-19 pandemic issues, and setting up their own enforcement agencies, it’s imperative that human resources professionals, in-house attorneys, business owners, and managers stay up-to-date on this growing area of law.

Regulation compliance is one of the most important, yet not always simple, ways that employers can eliminate large areas of legal exposure. Compliance with local ordinances is no exception. In this webinar, CDF attorneys will review the current state of some of the most significant local employment ordinances passed by California cities, giving employers practical guidance for complying with this important area of California law.

Register today for this 1-hour webinar to ensure your company is in compliance.

1.0 hour of CA MCLE, HRCI & SHRM credit pending.

February 25, 2021 – 10:00 am to 11:00 am (PDT)

The California Supreme Court has issued a decision holding that the ABC test adopted in Dynamex applies retroactively

On January 26, 2021, Los Angeles County and Sonoma County, California voted on whether and how to expand and extend their supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) ordinances that expired at the end of 2020.

In 2020, employers with employees in California were inundated with new compliance requirements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. It seemed that another local government or the state passed a COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave requirement nearly every month.  These supplemental sick leave benefits applied to employees who were not

A vestige of the aftermath of North Carolina’s infamous 2016 “House Bill 2” (also known as “the Bathroom Bill”) expired on December 1, 2020, paving the way for local North Carolina governments to pass or reinstate anti-discrimination ordinances.

The CCPA has reached the one-year mark. This is a good time for businesses to review the success of their compliance programs and recalibrate for the CCPA’s second year. Here are a few suggestions to kick off that review:

Privacy Policies. The CCPA requires a business to update the

On January 19, 2021, Oakland, California’s city council enacted an emergency ordinance extending and modifying its existing emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) ordinance.

On January 14, 2021, the California Supreme Court held in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc.1 that the ABC test for determining worker classification fashioned in its groundbreaking decision, Dynamex v. Superior Court,2 applies retroactively. The court relied on its position that independent contractor classification under the California wage orders was

Introduction: On January 12, 2021, Uber and Lyft drivers became the first gig workers to challenge Proposition 22, just two months after voters passed it into law on the November 2020 ballot. Prop 22 permits app-based hiring entities to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees, provided they meet certain conditions, such as a minimum wage, reimbursement for vehicle expenses, occupational accident insurance, healthcare subsidies, and other protections. (Prop 22 is discussed in further detail here).

In Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International (Vazquez), the California Supreme Court answered “Yes” to the Ninth Circuit’s question, “Does your independent contractor ABC test in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dynamex) apply retroactively?”

In 2018, the Dynamex Court concluded that under California wage orders, anyone who performs work

By: California Supreme Court Affirms That The Dynamex (A-B-C) Test Applies Retroactively

By: California Supreme Court Affirms That The Dynamex (A-B-C) Test Applies Retroactively

Since April 2018, when the California Supreme Court issued its Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal. 5th 903 (2018) decision, which radically changed the way

California residents have voted to expand the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 with the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020

California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) continues to advance toward the March 31, 2021 pay data collection deadline.  When SB 973 was passed in September, DFEH had six months to develop and implement a data collection system that could accomplish the task.  It is delivering.  DFEH issued its

California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) which greatly expanded the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), which took effect on January 1, 2021. Some of the notable changes include:

By: Private Employers in California Have Broad Discretion to Terminate Employees for Participation in Capitol Insurrection

Businesses across the country are cutting ties with workers who took part in last week’s insurrection at the United States Capitol.  Employees are being identified through news videos as well as photos and blogs that