Update: 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: Collaborations with athletes, actors, and singers have always been a great way for companies to grow their brand recognition and create profitable products. Similar to celebrity-filled ads in the Super Bowl, collaborative relationships between influencers and companies on social media continue to be prevalent. With California’s unique laws on classifying independent contractors, including how “work made for
Continue Reading Avoiding Fumbles and Penalties in California with Influencer ClassificationBy Annette Tyman, Michael Childers, and Shardé Skahan
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 1, 2021, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing released key information regarding the recently enacted Pay Data Reporting Law. Materials include a template of the pay report, along with user guidance.
With the first filing of the California Pay Report just around the corner on March 31st,
Continue Reading Long Awaited California Pay Report Template Released
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved an Emergency Temporary Standard regarding COVID-19, effective November 30, 2020. After holding a stakeholders meeting in December, the Division released its second iteration of frequently asked questions, which included nearly 40 new FAQs.
As we reported, on November 30, 2020, the California Office of
Continue Reading Cal/OSHA Finally Updates FAQs For Emergency Temporary COVID-19 Standard
By: Chantelle C. Egan, Jaclyn A. Gross, and Timothy M. Hoppe
Seyfarth Synopsis. Eight California counties—San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Marin, Sonoma, and Santa Cruz—along with the City of Berkeley, issued revised shelter-in-place orders on March 31st. The new orders add clarifying language
Continue Reading The Bay Area Extends Shelter-In-Place Orders, Adding New Obligations For Employers and New Restrictions on Residents
Being thankful for all things Cal-peculiar, our blog team is taking a break this week. We’ll be back next week with more on what’s happening in the world of California employment law, and what makes it different.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Continue Reading Happy Thanksgiving!
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. ~Cicero
Dearest Reader,
We have much to be grateful for this year:
Seyfarth Synopsis: ‘Tis the season of food temptation: the average American gains at least five pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. California employers need to beware of weight discrimination in the fluctuating legal landscape, and how to handle bias in hiring and the workplace.
A 2008 study from Yale University found that weight discrimination, often referred to as
Continue Reading “Weight Watchers”—Weight Discrimination in the Workplace
We’ve long known that California law does not treat Labor Code Section 203 penalties as “wages.” Earlier this year, the IRS published its view on how to treat those penalties (often referred to as “waiting time penalties” or WTPs) for purposes of federal income and employment taxes. A Chief Counsel Advice (“CCA”) memo concludes that WTPs
Continue Reading Wait’s Over: IRS Says Waiting Time Penalties Aren’t Wages
Representing what media observers call the nation’s most aggressive attempt yet to close the salary gap between men and women, SB 358 would substantially broaden California gender pay differential law. Since the bill landed on his desk September 1, all eyes have been on Governor Jerry Brown. Though aide Nancy McFadden tweeted on Women’s Equality Day (August 26) that “@JerryBrownGov
Continue Reading California Gender Pay Equality Bill To Be Strictest In Nation?