Getting it right. The critical importance of accurate translation in workplace investigations and trainings.
The University of California, Berkeley Labor Center reported in 2019 that, of low-wage workers in California, 53% are Latinx compared to 39% for all workers. Latina women account for 49% of Latinx workers. Of those low-wage workers, it is no surprise that the majority...
Can you Require your employees to have the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to work?
EEOC Guidance on Handling COVID-19 Issues in the Workplace
The EEOC has been updating its guidance for employers on handling various COVID-19 issues in the workplace, including on the topics of health screenings and when reasonable accommodation is, and is not, needed. In some areas, the EEOC’s guidance continues to evolve,...
California Workers’ Rights During Coronavirus Outbreak: Un resumen de los derechos de los trabajadores de California en tiempos de COVID-19
California Workers’ Rights During Coronavirus Outbreak: Un resumen de los derechos de los trabajadores de California en tiempos de COVID-19 En Español Este articulo se publico en la CELA Voice. Escrito por Andy Katz; Traducido por Megan Beaman BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA –...
Legislative Update: Here Are the New California Employment Laws for 2020
Legislative Update: Here Are the New California Employment Laws for 2020 Yesterday was the last day for Governor Newsom to sign or veto bills this legislative session. Governor Newsom signed almost every employment bill presented to him by the legislature, including...
California Supreme Court: An Employee May Not Seek Unpaid Wages in a PAGA-Only Action
Today, the California Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated decision in ZB N.A. v. Superior Court (Lawson), resolving a split among California Courts of Appeal on the issue of application of an arbitration agreement to a PAGA claim seeking both civil penalties AND...
Five reminders about sexual harassment prevention training requirements for California employers
Five reminders about sexual harassment prevention training requirements for California employers Employers should review their sexual harassment training obligations and ensure compliance, especially with the new law requiring sexual harassment prevention training for...
Supreme Court Gives Employers Another Tool to Fend Off Class Actions
Supreme Court Gives Employers Another Tool to Fend Off Class Actions Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an arbitration agreement cannot be read as permitting class arbitration unless the agreement clearly and explicitly so provides; it is not enough...
Employees who are required to stay “on call” before the start of a possible work shift, phoning their employer two hours before the shift to learn whether they are needed, are entitled to be paid for that two hour period regardless of whether they’re called in to work.
In February 2019, the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles said on-call employees are protected by the Industrial Welfare Commission’s (IWC) wage orders, that entitle employees to “reporting time pay” as soon as they are required to report to work. The...
Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has found itself at the center of the ongoing debate over mandatory arbitration provisions in employment agreements. That debate has always assumed that arbitration clauses favor employers. However, the most recent developments in a wage-and-hour case against Chipotle have called that assumption into question.
Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has found itself at the center of the ongoing debate over mandatory arbitration provisions in employment agreements. That debate has always assumed that arbitration clauses favor employers. However, the most recent...
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