California Issues Statewide Guidance for Mandatory Cloth Face-Coverings
State guidance instructs Californians to wear face coverings in common and public indoor spaces, as well as outdoors when...
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Only Half of Employee’s Knee Disability Was Work-Related
Because only half of an employee’s total permanent disability was caused by a fall at work, and the remaining...
California Employer Waived Right to Compel Arbitration
Even though an employee and employer entered into an agreement to arbitrate employment disputes, the employer’s participation in proceedings...
California Localities Take Different Approaches as State Reopens
California’s leaders and health officials are starting to ease coronavirus-related safety mandates, but the rules aren’t relaxing at the...
Minimum Wage Increases Are Still Coming in July
Many cities and counties in California are scheduled to increase the minimum wage under their local ordinances starting July...
Ride-Hailing Service Not Liable for Accident Caused by Driver
Lyft, an app-based ride-hailing company, could not be held liable for an accident caused by one its drivers because...
Staffing Agencies Not Liable for Alleged Workplace Bias by Client Company
Two staffing agencies could not be held liable for a client company’s alleged discriminatory failure to promote two black...
California Employers Face Different COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
Federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA agree that COVID-19 cases will be recordable and reportable in some cases, but employers in...
California Freelancers Closer to Getting a Break from Strict Contractor Rules
Certain freelance journalists and musicians would be exempt from California’s AB 5—the controversial new independent-contractor test that took effect...
Managing Coronavirus-Related Leave in California
Employers may see a spike in coronavirus-related leave requests as more employees are called back to work, and California...
Most California Counties Permitted to Move to Accelerated Stage 2 Reopening
Many California counties have been granted variances that permit dine-in restaurants, hair salons and barbershops to reopen if they...
New Employment Laws Better Protect Workers in California, Create Compliance Challenges
A significant expansion of the California’s sexual harassment prevention law, a first-of-its-kind diversity law, salary history ban, and new...