The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2022. In addition to changes among various state labor and employment laws, the minimum wage has increased. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that went into eff...
(#15) ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL FLSA CLAIM AND PAGA CLAIM #12 BY JUDGE CHRISTINA A. SNYDER; THE COURT APPROVES THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT, APPORTIONS $-0- TO SETTLEMENT OF CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE CLAIMS,APPORTIONS $-0- TO SETTLEMENT OF U.S. FAIR LABOR ...
Confusing date part: The law is set forth in new Labor Code Section 248.6 (“2022 CPSL”). It is retroactive to January 1, 2022. But, an employer’s obligation to provide 2022 COVID-19 supplemental California paid sick leave (CPSL) did not begin until February 19. And . . . Covered...
Labor Code 558.1 LC. See also Camp v. Home Depot USA (Cal.App. 2022) 84 Cal. App. 5th 638. Get Quick Legal Help... We usually respond in 5 minutes. Name * Email * Phone * Employer * Describe Your Employment issue Please attach recent pay stubs and any other relevant documents for...
AB 2693made changes to COVID-19 notification requirements byamending California Labor Codesection 6409.6 (Duties of employer when notified of potential exposure to COVID-19) and extending its provisions until January 1, 2024. The main modification will give employers the option to...
Position: PAGA is a primary concern of the employer community due to the financial leverage it provides to plaintiffs’ attorneys to pursue claims for minor violations of the California Labor Code, especially as thousands of business struggle to survive the recession created by the COVID-19 pandem...
The California Secretary of State announced on July 22, 2022 that a measure to replace the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) qualified as an eligible statewide ballot measure for the November 2024
Presently, construction industry workers governed by a collective bargaining agreement effective before 1 January 2025, are exempt from PAGA under Labor Code section 2699.6 where the collective bargaining agreement provides for the wages, hours of work, and working conditions; premium wage rates for ove...
A California court has ruled that an arbitrator (not a judge) should decide on the applicability of California Labor Code Section 925 to a dispute between a law firm partner and his former law firm.Zhang v. Superior Court,2022 WL 16832570 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). This ruling potentially und...
WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure (2022)Title 8 Cal. Code of Regulations Section 10759(b) implements Labor Code Section 5502(d)(3): The parties shall meet and confer prior to the mandatory settlement conference and, absent resolution of the dispute(s), the parties shall complete a ...