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…
In case you’ve missed it in the headlines, there have been some developments in recent weeks, some of which are actually favorable for employers and business! Here are the highlights: Public Sector Union Fees Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Janus v. AFSCME, dealing a…
Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved amendments to the City’s Fair Chance Ordinance, an ordinance that originally was enacted in 2014 to place limits on employers’ consideration of criminal history in making employment decisions. The amendments to the ordinance primarily…
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