Seyfarth Synopsis: The Legislature concluded its 2023-24 session in the wee hours of its August 31, 2024, deadline to pass bills. Now it’s up to Governor Newsom to call the plays as to what employment bills he will sign into law. The bills for his consideration read intersectionality into FEHA protected categories, recast victims’ time off provisions, adjust paid family
Continue Reading Legislative Update: Legislature Hikes the Ball For Signing KickoffCalifornia Considers Cutting the Cord with Right to Disconnect Legislation
Seyfarth Synopsis: California lawmakers have introduced legislation that would give employees the right to ignore communications from their employers that are received outside the contours of their “working hours,” which must first be agreed upon, in writing.
If signed into law, AB 2751 would add a section to the Labor Code that would require employers to establish a workplace
Continue Reading California Considers Cutting the Cord with Right to Disconnect LegislationRing In 2024 With California’s Updated Paid Sick Leave FAQs!
Seyfarth 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!We Slept In! Time To Prepare for New 2024 Requirements!
Seyfarth Synopsis: Prepare for new California workplace legal requirements effective January 1, 2024, now. Seyfarth has you covered with all the ways to protect your workplace just like Kevin McCallister defends his house.
This is your house. You have to defend it. But Seyfarth is here to help you get your business updates in order before the end of the
Continue Reading We Slept In! Time To Prepare for New 2024 Requirements!Every Who In California Must Update Their Wage Theft Notice For January
Seyfarth Synopsis: Among new workplace legal requirements effective January 1, 2024, making employers green in the face with end of the year preparations are necessary revisions to Wage Theft Notices. They must be ready for distribution starting January 1 to new hires and when information changes, in line with the new template notice from the DLSE.
As stealthy as the
Continue Reading Every Who In California Must Update Their Wage Theft Notice For JanuaryCalifornia Releases Guidance on Pay Scale Disclosures
Seyfarth Synopsis: As we blogged about previously, California passed a landmark pay transparency law in September 2022. As promised, the Labor Commissioner’s office has issued FAQs addressing big employer questions regarding who is covered, information required to be disclosed, and details on remote job postings.
On December 27, 2022, the California Labor Commissioner’s office released eagerly anticipated Frequently Asked Questions
Continue Reading California Releases Guidance on Pay Scale DisclosuresA New Year’s Resolution—Time to Replace PAGA
Seyfarth Synopsis: In recognition of PAGA’s failure to protect California’s workers for the past 18 years, and the tremendous toll it has taken on California businesses, 2022 is the year to pass a proposed ballot initiative to amend this troublesome statute. The California Fair Pay and Accountability Act on the ballot this year aims to replace PAGA with alternative Labor
Continue Reading A New Year’s Resolution—Time to Replace PAGA
Wait A Minute Mr. Postman: Arrival From The Labor Commissioner?
Seyfarth Synopsis: SB 62, which became effective January 1, 2022, makes those involved in the chain of garment manufacturing jointly and severally liable for certain labor law violations, and eliminates piece-rate compensation for workers in the garment industry. As expected, the Labor Commissioner is stepping up enforcement in the new year and those in the industry should ensure
Continue Reading Wait A Minute Mr. Postman: Arrival From The Labor Commissioner?
Warehouse Quota Bill Signed, Agricultural Worker Card Check Bill Vetoed
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Gavin Newsom has approved AB 701, which will impose notice and other requirements on employers of employees subject to quotas in large California warehouse distribution centers, and has vetoed AB 616, an agricultural worker card check bill.
Acting on the first two major employment-related bills of interest to private employers, Governor Newsom on September 22, 2021 approved
Continue Reading Warehouse Quota Bill Signed, Agricultural Worker Card Check Bill Vetoed
Unfashionable: Garment Retailers May Be Liable for Manufacturers’ Wage Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: Proposed California legislation, SB 62, would hold certain garment retailers known as “brand guarantors” (i.e. those that license their brand or name for manufacturing) responsible for labor violations occurring down the supply chain. We discuss the proposed bill’s provisions below, and its implications for companies operating in this area.
“Abe Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery, right? Well,
Continue Reading Unfashionable: Garment Retailers May Be Liable for Manufacturers’ Wage Violations