April 28, 2020
Planning For The Rebound: Step 2 – Do I Have To Bring Back Furloughed or Laid Off Employees?
On Monday, April 27, San Francisco and five other Bay Area counties announced their decision to extend shelter-in-place orders through the end of May. While California has begun to flatten…
Read More ›November 12, 2019
CCPA: What You Need To Know About California’s Sweeping New Privacy Law
Overview The California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA), effective January 1, 2020, defines sweeping new privacy rights for California residents—including the right to know what personal information businesses are collecting,…
Read More ›September 26, 2019
New DOL Rule to Make Over A Million Workers Eligible for Overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has increased the salary threshold for employees to be considered exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. As the first increase…
Read More ›December 21, 2018
Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #3 – Minutes Count: The FLSA’s De Minimis Doctrine Does Not Apply in CA
TOP 10 EMPLOYMENT LAW DEVELOPMENTS OF 2018: NO. 3 – MINUTES COUNT: THE FLSA’S DE MINIMIS DOCTRINE DOES NOT APPLY IN CA California employers have long relied on federal doctrines…
Read More ›June 4, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Punts On Religious Defense To Gay Discrimination in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Can a religious preference belief ever support a defense to anti-discrimination laws? That was the question the U.S. Supreme Court faced and avoided in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil…
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