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ICE Targets Employers by Launching I-9 Audit Program
Implementing a new audit initiative, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) has served Notices of Inspection on 652 businesses nationwide. The notices inform employers that ICE...
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California Supreme Court: No Privacy Violation for Employer's Placement of...
The California Supreme Court has issued its decision in Hernandez v. Hillsides, Inc., finding that an employer's placement of a hidden camera in an office used by two employees did not violate the...
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California DLSE Reverses Itself Regarding Schedule and Salary Reductions for...
The California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) has issued an opinion letter in which it concludes that California law does not prohibit an employer from temporarily reducing the work...
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California: Employee's E-Mails With Lawyer Are Not Privileged When Sent Via...
A clear and comprehensive computer policy is an essential component of any employee handbook. Last week, a California appellate court ruled that when such a policy is in place, an employee who uses the...
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California Overtime Rules Apply To Work Performed In California By...
The California Supreme Court has ruled that California’s daily overtime requirements apply to work performed in California by non-residents. In Sullivan v. Oracle Corp., three employees of Oracle who...
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California: "Suitable Seating" Class Actions on the Rise
California employers need to be mindful of a new kind of wage-hour class action – class claims arising from the “suitable seating” requirements of the California Industrial Welfare Commission’s wage...
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It's Time to Ensure Compliance with the California Transparency in Supply...
Under the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, beginning January 1, 2012, large retailers and manufacturers that do business in California must disclose information on their websites about...
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Seasons' Greetings From The California Legislature--New Laws That Apply To...
The California legislature has done plenty this year to leave in employers' stockings for the holidays--new employment laws that will become effective January 1, 2012. In addition to the new...
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California Supreme Court Clarifies Meal and Rest Break Requirements Under...
In its long-anticipated decision in Brinker v. Superior Court, a unanimous California Supreme Court has clarified the scope of an employer’s obligation to provide meal and rest breaks to non-exempt...
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California: New Requirements For Commission Agreements To Take Effect
Companies with employees in California who are paid on commission should be aware of a new law requiring commission agreements to be in writing. As we've blogged about previously, California AB 1396...
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California Legislature Prohibits Requesting Employee Social Media Passwords
As we blogged about earlier this week, there have been a lot of recent cases before the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") testing the validity under federal labor laws of employer policies...
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Happy New Year: New Laws Affecting California Employers In 2013
The California Legislature was again busy in 2012 thinking of new ways to make it more difficult to do business in the Golden State. Here’s our annual overview of key changes to employment laws in...
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New Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulations Take Effect in California
California law requires employers with five or more employees to provide pregnancy disability leave (PDL) to employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. New...
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Remember: New Increase to California Minimum Wage Affects Exempt Employees Too!
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law an increase in the state’s minimum wage, from the current rate of $8.00 per hour up to $9.00 per hour beginning on July 1, 2014. The minimum...
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A Not-So Happy New Year for California Employers: 2014 Legislative Update
It has become an annual New Year’s tradition in California -- employers getting up to speed on a host of new employment laws that will affect them in the coming year. The California Legislature was...
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