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CA Supreme Court Makes It More Difficult to Classify Workers as Independent Contractors

The California Supreme Court has issued a decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court that broadens the scope of workers who will qualify as employees as opposed to independent contractors for purposes of California’s wage and hour regulations set forth in the Industrial Welfare Commission’s (IWC) Wage Orders, including regulations regarding minimum wage, overtime, and meal and rest breaks. In Dynamex, delivery drivers sued a nationwide

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June 5, 2018

New CA Laws Expand Protections for Immigrant Workers

Consistent with its status as a “Sanctuary State,” new immigration-related California laws going into effect on January 1, 2018 will prohibit employers from: (1) Providing voluntary consent to a federal immigration enforcement agent to enter any nonpublic areas of a place of labor unless the immigration enforcement agency provides a judicial warrant for entry, and (2) Providing voluntary consent to a federal immigration enforcement agent to

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December 12, 2017

New Legislation Prohibits CA Employers From Considering Job Applicants’ Criminal Histories Until After Making a Conditional Offer of Employment

On January 1, 2018, California will become the newest U.S. state to “Ban the Box” when a new law will prohibit most employers in the state that regularly employ five or more employees from (1) including on any application for employment, before the employer makes a conditional offer of employment to the applicant, any question that seeks the disclosure of an applicant’s conviction history, or (2) inquiring into or considering the

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December 12, 2017

California Employers Will Soon Be Banned From Asking Job Applicants About Their Prior Salary

In the latest legislative effort to fight gender- and race-related wage disparities, a new law effective January 1, 2018 will prohibit California employers from seeking, whether “orally or in writing,” salary history information, including benefits information, from job applicants. The law expressly prohibits employers from relying on an applicant’s salary history information as a factor in determining whether to extend an employment offer or what salary to offer

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December 11, 2017

New California Law Affords More Parents the Right to Take a Job-Protected Leave of Absence to Bond with a New Child

Effective January 1, 2018, the “New Parent Leave Act” will require employers with at least 20 employees to allow employees who have performed more than 12 months of service to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to bond with a new child within one year of the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement provided that the employee has at least 1,250 hours

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December 8, 2017

Why Every Employer Should Have An Employee Handbook – And The Policies That Should Be In There

Whether an employer has one employee or 1,000, having a legally compliant employee handbook is essential.  Particularly in a state like California, where employment-related lawsuits are filed against employers virtually every day, employee handbooks often serve as an employer’s first line of defense against many such claims by demonstrating an employer’s understanding of (and compliance with) the laws they are required to follow. Employee handbooks

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August 16, 2017

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