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TRAFFIC SLAMMING

Uber and Lyft havesuccessfully battled suitsseeking to prevent the companies fromclassifying their drivers as independent contractors, until now.

FOURTH AND LONG

After four months of various degrees of “stay home,” “safer at home,” and “shelter in place,” California offers itsCovid-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening(July 24, 2020), an attempted comprehe...

WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION IN A PANDEMIC

California employers must follow COVID-19 health and safety guidances including those from the federalCenters for Disease Control (CDC), theCalifornia Department of Public Health, and theCalifornia Di...

MINISTERS AND MESSENGERS

To a degree, the First Amendment shields religious institutions from government involvement in employment disputes. The U.S. Supreme has recently broadened that protection to potentially place hundred...

CALIFORNIA CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE, UPDATED

July 7, 2020

WHAT’S NEW IN 2020 CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE RATES

$13.50 (26+ employees)

KNOW YOUR BOUNDARIES

California lawprohibits discrimination against applicants and employees for their membership in any protected class, including religious creed, disability and age (40+).The California Fair Employment ...

NOW WHAT?

With temperatures rising to summer levels in parts of the state, employer obligations to protect outdoor workers from heat-related illnesses, beginning at 80 degrees Fahrenheit, come into force. Areas...

NO BASE LIKE HOME

While each state has the power to set wage and other workplace standards for labor performed within its borders, that authority can blur when truckers and passenger carrier personnel divide their work...