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 ef...
Prompted by the “Me Too” movement, in 2019, California passed laws that restricted the use of such provisions for claims involving allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault or discrimination based on sex — but SB 331 significantly expands those restrictions. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022,...
If your California employer violates wage and hour laws, you can bring a labor board complaint, file a wage/hour lawsuit, or join a wage/hour class action.
California Labor Law on Four Ten-Hour Days Learn More → California state laws help ensure that employees receive fair treatment relating to hours worked and days off. Most employers cannot ask employees to work a sixth day in a week without paying overtime. If an employee has to work seven...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new abortion laws Tuesday, including some that deliberately clash with restrictions in other states — a sign of the coming conflicts that must be sorted out as lawmakers ru
In 2023, the California Legislature passed 1,046 bills. Newsom signed 890 of those bills into law. Here is a look at some of the new laws Californians face.
CALIFORNIA OVERTIME LAWS The state of California has more stringent overtime pay laws than most other states. According to theCalifornia Labor Commissioner’s Office, a California employer must pay overtime, whether for authorized or unauthorized overtime hours, at the following rates: ...
Employers need to know how these laws affect paid sick leave, wages and salaries, cannabis use and more.
New California Employment Laws - Orange County Labor and Employment BriefingCarrie A. GonellDaryl S. LandyBarbara J. Miller
Both laws required the city manager to update the city council and mayor every 90 days on the Ordinances’ effectiveness and continued necessity. Since they were enacted the Ordinances have continuously been renewed. On March 16, 2022, the city amended theLong Beach Recall Rights...