Today, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 guidance for employers, specifically on issues surrounding the circumstances under which employers may mandate that employees be vaccinated for COVID-19 (once the vaccines become more widely available). The EEOC’s guidance is about as clear as mud unfortunately,…
There have been some highly publicized stories lately of employers taking different approaches to managing employee dress codes, specifically dealing with employees wearing Black Lives Matter (“BLM”) apparel and other forms of political and social justice expression. It was reported that one…
Employers have been struggling with compliance with rapidly changing federal, state, and local workplace requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic since March. Now, employers are facing an intersecting issue—how to manage employees who attend mass protests related to the Black Lives Matter…
Vacation Pay Under California Law California law does not require employers to provide employees with paid time off/vacation pay. However, when employers choose to do so, certain rules apply. Labor Code Section 227.3 requires employers to pay out all accrued, unused vacation pay as vested wages at the time…
The arrests and indictment of the alleged conspirators in the “Varsity Blues” scandal hits close to home as we are graduates of some of the venerated institutions and have teenage children who dream of attending prestigious universities whose reputations have been tarnished by association. A…
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Mark S. Spring is the Sacramento Office Managing Partner and Chair of CDF’s Traditional Labor Law Practice Group. He has been practicing labor and employment law in California for thirty years and was recently named “Sacramento Lawyer of the Year” in Employment Law-Management for 2021 by Best Lawyers®. Spring’s practice is focused 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. Spring is licensed to practice in California as well as by the District Court of Hawaii, where he successfully tried a high profile same-sex sexual harassment case. Spring is also Chair of CDF’s Webinar Committee where he manages the firm’s monthly educational webinar series that the firm provides to clients and contacts.
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