The Three Biggest PAGA Questions California Employers Have for 2023

?California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) gives employees the right to prosecute lawsuits against their employers for alleged violations of the California Labor Code. Employees can maintain claims not only their own... Read more »

Employer Exemptions Under the CCPA

?Since the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) 2018 passage, employers have been wondering how the law will apply to data collected and maintained about employees. Until now, employment data had been exempted... Read more »

California Officials Publish Guidance On Card Check Legislation

? California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board recently published an overview on AB 2183, the  monumental “card check” legislation passed last year that makes it far easier for California agricultural workers to organize... Read more »

Employer Waived Its Right to Demand Arbitration of Employee’s Workplace Claims

?An employer waived its right to invoke arbitration of a former employee’s claims by unreasonably delaying its arbitration demand and acting inconsistently with an intent to arbitrate, a California appeals court recently... Read more »

Rounding Policy Not Complete Defense to Wage and Hour Claims in California

?Takeaway: A time-keeping policy using neutral rounding will not shield an employer from liability for failing to pay employees for all time worked.  ?When an employer tracked the exact time in minutes... Read more »

Court Freezes California Fast-Food Law

?A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has temporarily blocked a new California law that would create a state-appointed council to negotiate pay and hours in the fast-food industry. AB 257, also called... Read more »

Predicting California Legal Trends for 2023

California employment law had a very active year in 2022, with a slew of new laws and important cases, especially in the areas of arbitration, employee classification and statutory leave. Will these... Read more »

California Releases Guidance on Pay Transparency Law

?On Jan. 1, California’s new pay transparency law requiring pay scales in job openings went into effect.  Although Senate Bill 1162 was passed in September, many employers were left to wonder how... Read more »

California Mandatory Postings and Pamphlets: What’s New for 2023

?California employers are required to post several notices and distribute various pamphlets informing employees of their employment rights. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, eight out of 18 of these required notices will be... Read more »

Key Points Employers Need to Know About the Los Angeles Fair Work Week Ordinance

?Los Angeles is set to strengthen protections for retail workers in a sweeping law known as the Fair Work Week Ordinance, which the city council approved on Nov. 29. The ordinance, which... Read more »