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PAY DISPARITY Gender Gaps Persist In Every Industry Reporting Due May 8, 2024

UnderCalifornia law, every business with 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more people hired through labor contractors -and with at least one in California-- mustannuallyreport to the Civil Rights Department (CRD) detailed worker data including job category, sex, race/ethnicity, pay and hours worked (the pay data report). This year's filing deadline isMay 8, 2024).

CAUTIONARY TALE EPISODE 79 STAFFING AGENCY MELTDOWN Discrimination Settlement Shuts Down National Firm

BaronHR, LLC, a national staffing agency,will pay $2.2 million to settle claimsit discriminated against low-wage, low-skill job applicants on the basis of race, gender, and disability in violation ofTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964and theAmericans with Disabilities Act.

CAUTIONARY TALE EPISODE 78 UNDER THE TABLE Fresno Restaurant Must Pay $2 Million to 32 Employees

The California Labor Commissioner's Office has obtained a $2 million settlement from Fresno-based restaurant Pearl B-Star, Inc. dba Lin's Fusion for wages allegedly owed to 32 restaurant employees.

WHAT'S NEW IN 2024 EXPANDED PAID SICK LEAVE REQUIREMENTS State Clarifies Benefits for Part-Timers

Under the January 1, 2024 version of California's employer-provided paid sick leaveHealthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014(Act), employers may opt to provide the benefit either in an up-front lump sum for eligible employees to use during the 12-month eligibility year (the "advance method") or via accrual over time (the "accrual method").

Service Offering WORKPLACE PEACE OF MIND "And How His Audit Stands, Who Knows, Save Heaven"~ William Shakespeare

We, however, suggest management not leave it to the gods (understatement). Prevention being nine-tenths of the law, if not more, best practice is a regular, thorough audit of company wage, hour and documentation practices before any class action attorney comes knocking with real or imagined employee grievances and millions in potential damages.

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLANS July 1, 2024 Implementation Deadline, Resources Available

Aspreviously reported, effective July 1, 2024, most California employers must implement and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention plan (the Plan); training materials; and a violence incident log.

THE GAME Loving Litigation, But Not Too Much

[Note: previously published about a year back; annual repetition is likely not enough.]

PAYROLL DATA REPORTING May 8, 2024 Deadline For Companies with 100+ on Payroll

Last year we wrote about newCalifornia Civil Rights Department(CRD) annual reporting requirements for larger employers, breaking down annual pay and hours-worked data by job category, sex, race, and ethnicity. SeeWhat's New In 2023:Reporting Payroll Profiles: Deadline is May 10, 2023(April 6, 2023). The next required report is due on May 8, 2024.

STAKE YOUR MARK Trademark Assistance to Protect Your Brand

Businesses must protect their service and product brands from those who may seek, intentionally or unknowingly, to trade on the goodwill of those brands.