Continuing our series on COVID-19 and the ever-changing employment atmosphere, California workers who’ve tested positive for Omicron after exhausting their sick pay are hopeful for supplemental assistance. With the last COVID-19 sick leave having ended in September 2021, Gov. Gavin … Read More
Continuing with our series on COVID-19 and the evolving workplace landscape, recent news has put California employers in the crosshairs of infected employees’ families. While difficulty in proving causality prevented such lawsuits in the past, employers in California now risk … Read More
Effective as of January 14, 2022, Cal/OSHA has revised past COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) to keep in line with CDPH and federal OSHA guidelines. While employers will have to keep these in mind so as to follow public … Read More
Following the recent list of California’s new employment laws, such as non-disclosure restrictions and enhanced wage theft laws, is a movement centered around the minimum wage, hours, and working conditions for fast food workers. As of early this month, California … Read More
The new list of employment laws that have gone into effect since the new year includes a required minimum wage for garment workers, 100% gratuity from food delivery apps sent to the driver, and more. Employment Media Expert Angela Reddock-Wright … Read More
On December 7, 2021, Angela Reddock-Wright made an appearance on KNBC-4 TV news to discuss strategies for quitting your job without burning a bridge, in wake of the 2021 employment trend dubbed The Great Resignation. To avoid any legal ramifications … Read More
Part four of California’s upcoming list of employment law changes is centered around the ABC test for independent contractors, which will include exception extensions for certain businesses starting in 2022. Through Assembly Bill 1506, such exceptions will stretch through the … Read More
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
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