October 4, 2022
California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) Expanded to Include Leave to Care for Nonrelatives
On September 29, 2022, Gov. Gavin Newson expanded the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) by signing Assembly Bill 1041 into law, providing California employees the right to take leave to…
Read More ›September 28, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history on September 28th, 2022, at the opening conference for the start of the U.S. Supreme Court’s October Term. She is the first Black woman…
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The Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance, proposed by UNITE HERE Local 11 to require, among other things, daily room cleaning, panic buttons, limitations on overtime and housekeepers’ workloads, and increased wages,…
Read More ›July 5, 2022
California Supreme Court Issues Important Decision For Employers That Use Staffing Agencies
If you use a staffing agency for your workforce, the California Supreme Court just issued an important decision that may affect your rights. In Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, the…
Read More ›June 16, 2022
Million-Dollar PAGA Cases Can Be Avoided Under U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Decision
On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a bellwether decision that has the potential to dramatically decrease employers’ exposure under California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA)….
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