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Continually changing COVID-19 quarantine and isolation standards – commonly at variance between federal, state, and local governments — have joined death and taxes as the only certain things in life.
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On September 30, 2020, Cal/OSHAannouncedsubstantial fines against five Los Angeles area supermarkets for failing to update their safety measures adequately to protect their workers from COVID-19. The fined markets, all owned by Kroger Company, were Ralphs stores in Culver City, West Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, and Studio City, and a Food 4 Less in Los Angeles.
READ MOREPurely a product of the political process,Assembly Bill (AB) 2257– throughLabor Code section 2783– has expanded exemptions from the severe “ABC” independent contractor classification test for specific...
READ MOREAs covered inImmigration Nation(August, 2019), the federal government requires all U.S. employers to verify bothidentityand work authorization for each employee hired within the U.S., including citize...
READ MOREThe newly streamlinedEmployment Development Department(EDD) Unemployment Insurance “work sharing” procedure enables employers to reduce costs in these tough pandemic times, without letting employees g...
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California's statutory "ABC test"for classifying workers as independent contractors (I/Cs) - enacted in 2019 -- is among the most restrictive in the nation:
READ MOREIn response toa recent New York court ruling more favorable to employees, the Department of Labor (DOL) reaffirmed, revised and/or further explained theFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act(FFCRA) ...
READ MOREOn September 9, 2020, Cal/OSHAannounced citations and $400,000 in proposed penaltiesto Overhill Farms Inc. and its temporary employment agency Jobsource North America Inc. for repeatedly failing to pr...
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