by Margaret Chow | May 7, 2024 | Employment Alerts, General Articles, Homepage News
Earlier today, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., a decision that clarifies when California employers may be subject to statutory penalties for failure to provide accurate wage statements under California...
by Margaret Chow | Oct 12, 2023 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News, Securities, Securities Alerts
On October 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 365 (“SB 365”) into law. Effective January 1, 2024, SB 365 provides that an appeal from an order dismissing or denying a petition to compel arbitration shall not automatically stay proceedings in the trial court...
by Christopher Stecher and Teresa Thong | Sep 12, 2023 | Employment Alerts, General Articles, Homepage News
On September 1, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 699 (“SB 699”) into law. Effective January 1, 2024, SB 699 prohibits employers from including or seeking to enforce post-employment covenants not to compete in any employment contracts, regardless of where and...
by Margaret Chow | May 24, 2023 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Overview On May 22, 2023, the California Supreme Court unanimously found that an employee’s report of workplace wrongdoings is a protected “disclosure” within the meaning of Labor Code section 1102.5(b) even if the employer already knew about the violation before the...
by Marjorie Hall | Jun 1, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued long-awaited guidance regarding the extent to which employers may provide incentives to employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Before today’s guidance was issued, industry groups had asked the EEOC...
by Bryce Cullinane | Jun 1, 2021 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On Friday, May 29, 2021, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) announced that on June 3, 2021 it will vote on proposed amendments to the Emergency Temporary Standards, which govern the reopening of offices in the state. The proposed rule...
