On Friday, December 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) will meet to discuss important items, including drafting proposed regulations for employers. While the Agency has not yet commenced the formal rulemaking process on many of the regulations, the current drafts are meant to help…
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been pushing hard to turn certain Division I college-level student-athletes into employees, at least for purposes of organizing and collective bargaining rights under the National Labor Relations Act. This year: Region 31 of the NLRB filed a complaint (Case No.…
In early 2020, Alco Harvesting, LLC hired Jesus Guzman, a citizen of Mexico, to perform agricultural work in Santa Maria under the H-2A visa program. The H-2A visa program allows employers to hire foreign nationals to engage in temporary agricultural work in the United States. The United States Department…
On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 497, which makes it easier for employees to establish retaliation claims in California. SB 497 (the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Act) goes into effect on January 1, 2024. The new law amends California Labor Code…
Employees in certain covered hospitality and service sectors, who were laid-off for reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic, were granted another year of extended re-hire rights through December 31, 2025 under Senate Bill 723. In April 2021, SB 93 required employers in the hospitality and service…
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Sacramento Office Managing Partner and Chair of CDF’s Traditional Labor Law Practice Group. Mark has been practicing labor and employment law in California for thirty years. His practice has a special emphasis on the representation of California employers in union-management relations and handling federal and state court litigation and administrative matters triggered by all types of employment-related disputes. He is also adept at providing creative and practical legal advice to help minimize the risks inherent in employing workers in California. He recently named “Sacramento Lawyer of the Year” in Employment Law-Management for 2021 by Best Lawyers®.
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