California employers beware: since January 1, 2022, California employers have made four statewide legal changes that affect the rights of employees. In addition, employers need to be aware of the new living wage ordinances specific to certain localities. These new laws require updated labor law posters for employees. We highlight these changes below, starting with […]
This July 1, 2020, California employers in certain cities must begin paying employees the new increased minimum wage. See if your city has received a new wage. Alameda, CA Minimum Wage (June 2020) The minimum wage has increased to $15.00 The effective date of 7/1/20 We are publishing a new Alameda city labor law poster […]
Generally, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) protects all the “personal information” belonging to “consumers.” The term “consumers” refers to California residents, and the term “personal information” has an expansive definition that refers to any individually identifiable data about the users. Not all companies are covered by the CCPA. Businesses located in and outside […]
Following California and New York, in December 2019, New Jersey became the third state to outlaw discrimination against people based on hairstyles associated with race and ethnicity. The “Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair Act” (the “Crown” Act) makes it illegal to discriminate against people at work, school, or in public places […]
San Francisco’s Health Care Security Ordinance requires businesses with 20 or more workers worldwide (as well as nonprofits with 50 or more workers worldwide) to spend a minimum amount on health care benefits for all covered employees working 8 or more hours per week in the city—after they have completed 90 days of employment. New […]
California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has issued updates to the following notices with new revision dates: Workplace Discrimination & Harassment (November 2019) Transgender Rights in the Workplace (December 2019) Family Care & Medical Leave & Pregnancy Disability Leave (December 2019) Keep reading to find out all the details for employers and employees. […]
Employees in Menlo Park, California, will soon be getting a minimum wage increase due to the city’s new ordinance. Effective January 1, 2020, almost all employers in Menlo Park must pay employees who work more than 2 hours per week a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour. However, federal, state, county, and public school […]
On January 1, 2020, employers in Sonoma, California, will be subject to the city’s new Minimum Wage Ordinance. Effective January 1, 2020, Sonoma employers with 26 or more employees must pay a minimum wage of $13.50 per hour. Employers with 25 or fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $12.50 per hour. Sonoma’s new […]
On January 1, 2020, employers in the City of Oakland must pay a minimum wage of $14.14 per hour. The New Minimum Wage for Oakland Effective January 1, 2020, employers in Oakland, CA must pay a minimum wage of $14.14 per hour to all part-time and full-time employees who perform at least 2 hours of […]
Effective January 1, 2020, employers in Los Altos, California, must pay their employees a minimum wage of $15.40 per hour. Minimum Wage Update for Los Altos MINIMUM WAGE NOTICE Beginning January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the minimum wage in Los Altos will be adjusted based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Regional Consumer Price […]
California businesses that rely on independent contractors for their workforce face significant compliance changes and challenges after the passage of California Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”), which codified the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision and is set to take effect on January 1, 2020. Essentially, AB 5 makes it more difficult for companies to label workers as independent […]
Things are getting sunnier for employees in the City of Sunnyvale, California. As of January 1, 2020, the minimum wage in Sunnyvale is going up, and the three notices on the city’s poster must be updated. Minimum Wage Requirements Annual Increase for 2020 Every January 1, the City of Sunnyvale’s minimum wage will be adjusted […]