Seyfarth Synopsis: As the world turns its eyes to California this weekend for Super Bowl LX, employers doing business in California may not only think of warm weather and great football, but also the Labor Commissioner, aka the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), a division of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) tasked with investigating wage and hour practices
Continue Reading Getting Ready for Gameday: California’s Labor Commissioner vs. Employers
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed a Hotel Worker Protections Ordinance for the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles. Beginning April 1, 2026, covered employers will need to comply with new safety mandates, housekeeping workload caps, and overtime limitations. The Ordinance’s training requirements will take effect October 1, 2026. This is the latest effort to regulate
Continue Reading Check-In Time For Los Angeles County’s Hotel Worker Protections Ordinance
California Employers, Watch For Sharp Turns Ahead
If you operate a business in California, you know how difficult it is to keep up with ever-changing legal trends. California employers should review and refresh their workplace postings each year to keep up with legislative changes and annual minimum wage increases. Various California state agencies, including the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”)
Continue Reading Signs You Can’t Ignore If You’re Doing Business In CaliforniaUpdate: On December 2, 2024, California updated its Paid Sick Leave Frequently Asked Questions, which address the expanded reasons for use of California paid sick leave detailed below.
Seyfarth Synopsis: Out with the old and in with the new. Governor Newsom recently signed new laws which extend and clarify employees’ available reasons for use of California paid sick
Continue Reading New and Improved California Leave Provisions for 2025Seyfarth Synopsis: In 2021, West Hollywood joined the growing ranks of California cities with their own local sick leave and/or minimum wage requirements. West Hollywood enacted an ordinance that created paid and unpaid time off mandates as well as minimum wage obligations and mandates for the distribution of service charges, which went into effect for most employers on July 1
Continue Reading Lights, Camera . . .West Hollywood Paid Time Off OrdinanceSeyfarth Synopsis: With the new year right around the corner, California published updated FAQs on the state’s amended Paid Sick Leave Law, which goes into effect January 1, 2024. We’re here to break down the key insights and details of the FAQs so you can start 2024 off on the right foot, including compliance requirements for January 1, coordination
Continue Reading Ring In 2024 With California’s Updated Paid Sick Leave FAQs!Seyfarth Synopsis: While Governor Newsom vetoed several impactful bills prior to his October 14, 2023, signing deadline, he approved a wide array of new laws with which businesses will need to comply with in 2024 and beyond, such as those affecting non-compete agreements, paid sick leave, workplace violence prevention plans, new minimum wage standards for health care workers, and more.
Continue Reading Legislative Update: The End of the Road (for 2023)Seyfarth Synopsis: A city that knows how to prepare for a natural disaster better than Charlie Mackenzie is now arming its employees to better face any future pandemics or public health crisis. San Francisco voters recently passed Proposition G, which requires employers with 100 or more employees worldwide to provide up to 80 hours of paid public health emergency leave
Continue Reading So I…Passed Public Health Emergency Leave In San FranciscoSeyfarth Synopsis: Wake up San Francisco! Mayor London Breed has approved amendments that will significantly expand the city’s 2014 Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (“FFWO”). The amendments will go into effect on July 12, 2022.
Everywhere You Look, Everywhere You Turn, There’s Somebody Who Needs . . . Flexible Working Arrangements
Just like our favorite 90s TV dad, Danny Tanner and
Continue Reading Oh Mylanta! San Francisco Amends Its Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 9, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom enacted the 2022 iteration of California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave law. The new law will be effective Saturday February 19, 2022 (10 days after enactment). It is retroactive to January 1, 2022, and expires on September 30, 2022.
A Walk Down Memory Lane
As you may recall, California’s Supplemental Paid
Continue Reading Groundhog Day: California Reenacts COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave