Up until the end of this year, employer violations of wage provisions in California have been classified as mere misdemeanors. However, this past September 2021, Governor Newsom signed off on Assembly Bill No. 1003 (AB 1003) which will render alleged … Read More
Governor Newsom’s recent list of new employment laws, set to go into effect January 1, 2022, includes a number of changes to wage theft repercussions, employee severance agreements, leaves of absence, and more. Among these additions is SB 331, which … Read More
On December 7, 2021 Angela Reddock-Wright, workplace expert and legal commentator, employment attorney, mediator, arbitrator, workplace/Title IX investigator, joined NBC-4 News Anchor Adrian Arambulo to provide tips and tools for “Quitting Your Job” in the period of the “Great Resignation.” Reddock-Wright encouraged viewers to consider the legal and financial ramifications of their decision and not to “burn any bridges” and to leave on a positive note. Check out the discussion here.… Read More
Several new employment laws have been cleared for 2022 this past year, adding and changing clauses concerning non-disclosure agreements, expansion of the CA Family Right Act, wage theft, and several others amid unprecedented back-to-work incentives. Although it’s not a new … Read More
In uplifting news, California once again generated more new jobs than any other state with 97,000 openings in October 2021, accounting for nearly 20% of the country’s total job gains for the month despite effects of The Great Resignation. Over … Read More
President Biden recently signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which dedicated over $1 trillion towards a handful of improvements to transportation, broadband, and utilities. Up next is the Build Back Better Act which is slated to provide paid leave … Read More
Yesterday, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to put over $1 trillion towards transportation, broadband, and utilities revamps. Although many are wondering how this will affect infrastructure in the coming years, others are curious about how … Read More
A recent study by the University of Michigan into the divided effects of long-haul COVID-19 on different cultural backgrounds reached an unfortunate conclusion: Black patients were found to experience challenges in returning to work after recovering from COVID-19, taking nearly … Read More
On November 4, 2021, Angela Reddock-Wright, legal analyst, employment attorney, mediator, arbitrator, workplace & Title IX investigator, joined Newsy Morning Rush anchor Alex Livingston to discuss the ever-evolving discussion of COVID-19 and employer vaccine mandates. Can employers mandate employees to take the vaccines? What legal rights do employees have to refuse to take the vaccine? What type of legal action might we see related to vaccine mandate policies? Is OSHA likely to classify COVID-19 as a safety hazard? Check out the discussion here.… Read More
In recent COVID-19 news, a handful of workers across the U.S. have been denied unemployment benefits after refusing to comply with vaccine mandates. Although these laws currently vary by state, they could soon have a countrywide impact if and when … Read More