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09/10/2024

Employers in California cannot discriminate against an individual based on their ageThe Magic Number – 40The California Fair Employment & Housing Act (“FEHA”) provides that employers with 5 or more employees cannot discriminate against an employee or job applicant over the age of 40 • This m...

09/10/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved California Code of Regulations, Title 8, section 3396 titled "Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment" on June 20, 2024. Section 3396 mandates safety measures in indoor workplaces where the temperature exceeds 82°F to protec...

09/10/2024

California Labor Code Sections 6310, 6311, and 6312 collectively safeguard employee rights related to workplace safety. • Section 6310 protects employees from retaliation for reporting safety concerns or participating in safety-related investigations. • Section 6311 grants employees the right to...

09/10/2024

It's Getting Hot in Here: California's New Heated Law

09/10/2024

Safety First: Unpacking Labor Code Violations

11/19/2020

What is arbitration? Arbitration is a way of resolving a dispute outside of court What is an arbitration agreement? In the employment setting, an arbitration agreement is a contract between you and your employer stating that you agree to resolve any claim or controversy that arises out of the scope....

10/30/2020

Required to quarantine, self-isolate, or prohibited from working due to COVID-19? What is the new law that can help you? California’s COVID-19 Related Supplemental Paid Sick Leave “CSPSL” CSPSL is a new law requiring employers with 500 or more employees to provide employees with supplemental p...

10/29/2020

The California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) authorizes eligible employees to take up a total of 12 weeks of paid or unpaid job-protected leave during a 12-month period. Who is an eligible employee for purposes of CFRA leave? An employee who has 12 months of service with the employer and have worke...

10/29/2020

The Fair Employment and Housing act (“FEHA”) enforces state laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee because of a protected characteristic. What is a protected characteristic? race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disa...

06/25/2020