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CDF Webinar: New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2023

| Filed Under: Family Leave (CA)

On November 15, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (Pacific Time), CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Alison Tsao will be presenting our annual complimentary “Year in Review” webinar that will cover 2022’s new laws, key judicial decisions, and developments affecting California employers in 2023 and beyond.

With the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic now largely in the rear-view mirror, the most recent California legislation focuses on aggressively expanding employee rights in other areas. This webinar will cover the court decisions and recent legislation passed that will require California employers to take action as they prepare for 2023.

Topics will include:

-New mandatory bereavement leave requirements
-Expanded family leave that will allow California employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave to care for individuals who are not family members
-Another raise to the state minimum wage and corresponding salary tests for exempt status qualification
-New requirements that require California to provide job applicants and current employees additional information on pay ranges
-New obligations that mandate that California employers provide detailed pay data to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
-Recent developments regarding the use of mandatory arbitration in California
-Other important legal changes that California employers need to be aware of to ensure compliance in 2023

During this comprehensive webinar, Mark and Alison will review these developments and provide compliance guidance to assist employers as they prepare for 2023.

Register today to reserve your spot for one of our most popular webinars.

It’s Not a Set Up: Enhanced Workplace Safety Training Requirements for Live Events at Public Venues

| Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

As part of the recent legislative session, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1775, which implements new workplace safety training and certification requirements for entertainment events vendors who produce live events at public events venues. 

Specifically, any business that contracts with the entertainment events vendor to set up, operate, or

“Pot” Protections Coming!

| Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

In this episode, Jen discusses AB 2188, the bill Governor Newsom recently signed regarding cannabis.

Yes, You Need to Update Your Employee Handbook!

| Filed Under: General (CA)

If you’re like us, you spent this past legislative session under the delusion that 2023 would be a breeze for employers.  “The Governor would never sign such a ridiculous bill creating a right to 5 days of bereavement leave!,” we told ourselves. We regret to report that our optimism was misplaced.

CDF Webinar: Top Tips for California Employers to Prepare for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Effective January 1, 2023

| Filed Under: General (CA)

Following the passage of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), for the past two years, employers have been partially exempt from many of the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) mandates pertaining to applicants, employees, and contractors. However, effective January 1, 2023, the partial exemption expires and covered employers should be ready to fully implement CCPA and CPRA with respect to their workforce. Likewise, the B2B exemption will disappear on January 1, 2023, which previously excluded personal information gathered from individuals representing a business that conducted business with a CCPA-covered entity.

During this one-hour webinar on October 26, 2022, from 10-11:00 a.m. (Pacific), CDF attorneys Dan M. Forman, Linda Wang, and Dalia Z. Khatib will discuss the impact of CCPA/CPRA in the employment relationship, including:

– Covered Employers
– Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information
– Data Mapping
– Notices to Employees
– Privacy Policies as They Pertain to Employees
– Requests from Employees Regarding Privacy Rights, Correction, and Deletion of Private Information
– Reasonable Security Procedures
– CPRA Proposed Regulations
– California Privacy Protection Agency
– Safe Harbor Notices, Enforcement Actions, and Projected Litigation

Register early to reserve your spot for this informative webinar!

CA MCLE, HRCI and SHRM credit pending.

Employers, Get Ready: California Privacy Rights Act Compliance Date Is January 1, 2023

| Filed Under: Privacy Rights (CA)

The compliance date for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is January 1, 2023. There are significant changes from the current law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

California Creates Bereavement Leave Requirement

| Filed Under: General (CA)

 On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed AB 1949, which creates protected bereavement leave under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). As of January 1, 2023, AB 1949 makes it unlawful for an employer to refuse to grant an eligible employee the opportunity to take up to five days of bereavement leave

California Family Rights Act Leave Benefits Will Apply To Care For A “Designated Person”

| Filed Under: Family Leave (CA)

In its current iteration, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) requires California public employers and private employers with 5 or more employees to provide qualified employees with up to a total of 12 workweeks of leave in a designated 12-month period for family care and medical leave.

Governor’s Veto Will Likely Result in Continued Delayed or Non-Performable Background Checks in California

| Filed Under: General (CA)

A May 2021 court decision in California, All of Us or None v.


New California Law Modifies and Extends California Labor Code COVID-19 Exposure Notification Requirements, But Adds Confusion to Existing Employer Obligations

| Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

California Assembly Bill (AB) 2693, signed into law on September 29, 2022, made changes to COVID-19 notification requirements by amending California Labor Code section 6409.6 (Duties of employer when notified of potential exposure to COVID-19) and extending its provisions until January 1, 2024.

California Takes Initial Steps to Adopt Revised Heat Illness and Wildfire Smoke Standards

| Filed Under: General (CA)

On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) No. 2243, an amendment to section 6721 of the California Labor Code that will ultimately lead to changes to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) heat illness and wildfire smoke standards (sections 3395 and

California Federal Judge Applies Viking River to Dismiss Representative PAGA Claims

| Filed Under: General (CA)

In Johnson v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, a decision issued on September 21, 2022, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an order compelling arbitration of a plaintiff’s individual claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and dismissing the remaining representative

San Francisco’s OLSE Issues FAQs for Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance

| Filed Under: General (CA)

In June, San Francisco voters approved Proposition G, which created the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO). The ordinance requires private employers to provide paid leave to employees for “public health emergencies.” The ordinance took effect on October 1, 2022. In conjunction with the effective date, San Francisco’s Office of Labor

New COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave Poster

| Filed Under: Health And Safety (CA)

Here is a link to the new COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Poster in English and Spanish.

Wrap Up of California’s 2022 Legislative Session – What Employers Need to Know

| Filed Under: General (CA)

California’s 2022 legislative session ended with numerous bills affecting employers and employment practices and procedures in the Golden State. Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than 30 of those bills into law, including bills on pay transparency, cannabis use, and COVID-19.