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Ahh. A bit of good news. Small California employers and non-profits that paid California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) in 2022 may apply for grants up to $50,000. The “California Small Business and Nonprofit COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Relief Grant Program” will award fund

The final CPRA regulations clear the way for California employers to finalize their CPRA compliance program before the July 1, 2023 enforcement date. The regulations clarify some points left unclear by the statute, including that the notice at collection may be combined with the privacy policy.

The Ninth Circuit gave short shrift to employees’ claims that an intermediary in the commerce of strawberries was responsible for paying the farmworkers’ wages under a creative legal theory that the intermediary was a “client employer” under California Labor Code section 2810.3. In Morales-Garcia v.

On May 31, 2023, the California Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) No. 553 by a vote of 29–8. The legislation would establish new workplace violence prevention standards in California.

Join Dan M. Forman, Partner and Chair of CDF’s Trade Secret and Privacy Practice Groups, for an exclusive one-hour complimentary webinar focused on providing attendees with invaluable insights and top tips for effectively navigating the legal landscape surrounding ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Tra

In this episode, Jen explores the Industrial Welfare Commission’s Wage Orders and explains why employers must know which one(s) applies to their business.

By: Discretion: The Better Part of Valor in Defending Against PAGA Claims Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana , employers have been implementing and enforcing arbitration agreements requiring employees to arbitrate their individual Private Attorneys’ General Ac

In March, the Second District Court of Appeal published Militello v. VFarm 1509 . In that case, former business partners waged litigation against each other

By: A Win for Staffing Agencies in California A key issue that staffing agencies often face in litigation is whether the end of a temporary work assignment constitutes a “discharge” of the employee’s employment with the staffing agency. In a favorable ruling for staffing agencies, the California Cou

CDF Partners will present "Remote Workforce: How to Comply with California's Strick Labor Laws." Register now to hear from CDF Partners Nancy "Niki" Lubrano and Brian E. Cole discuss what employers with remote and hybrid workers in California need to know to avoid potentially costly litigation in th

CDF Labor Law LLP presents a complimentary webinar that will cover California employment law issues that arise in business transactions and restructurings. Please join CDF employment law attorneys John Giovannone, Erin Owen, and Desiree Ho, in this 90-minute deep dive that addresses employment law t

A bill pending in the California Senate, Senate Bill (SB) No. 616, proposes to expand the number of paid sick days that California employers must offer to employees.

By: California Considering Expanding Paid Sick Leave to Seven Paid Days Earlier this week, the California Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee approved SB 616 . This bill now moves on for consideration by the Senate appropriations committee. SB 616, sponsored by California State

It’s been a busy spring at the California state capitol. Among the few thousand bills being considered by California’s legislature this year, AB 1228 stands out. The bill would essentially create joint liability for employment-related claims in the fast food industry for both a franchisee and its fr

By: Civil Rights Department Permits Deferrals For Reporting Labor Contractor Employee Pay Data As previously reported here , California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other wo

On April 14, 2023, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) announced that it will consider providing employers two-month extensions on the upcoming May 10, 2023, deadline to comply with the state’s new pay data reporting obligations regarding workers supplied by labor contractors.

A California appellate court recently ruled that an employee may pursue claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) that her former employer violated the state’s mandatory paid sick leave law. On the February 24, 2023, the California Court of Appeal Fourth Appellate District in Wo

California’s Civil Rights Council has revised proposed regulations governing the use of automated-decision systems. A proposed bill, AB 331, would impose obligations on employers to evaluate the impact of an automated decision tool (ADT), prohibit use of an ADT that would contribute to algorithmic d

By: San Francisco Passes Ordinance Requiring Differential Pay for Military Leave On February 19, 2023, the City of San Francisco’s new ordinance, the Military Leave Pay Protection Act (“MLPPA”), went into effect, which requires private San Francisco employers who have at least 100 employees worldwid

By: Final CPRA Regulations Approved and Lawsuit Filed to Enjoin Enforcement The California Privacy Protection Agency’s (“Agency”) long-waited regulations to guide enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CPRA”) were approved by the California Office of Administrative Law last week and ar