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AB9 Extends Time to File Harassment Claims

by Brenna Johnson | Feb 17, 2020 | #MeToo, compliance, discrimination and harassment, limits on employers, new laws

Employees now have three years, rather than one year, to file complaints of discrimination, harassment and retaliation under AB9, also known as the SHARE Act (Stop Harassment and Reporting Extension). Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill last year, reasoning that...

New California Laws for 2018, Part 3

by Brenna Johnson | Feb 13, 2018 | compliance, discrimination, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, limits on employers, new laws, personnel policies and procedures

Last in a series on the new California laws affecting employers. In this piece we’ll cover minimum wage increases, immigration enforcement and labor law enforcement. Minimum wage increases On January 1, the California state minimum wage went up to $11 per hour for...

New California Laws for 2018, Part 2

by Brenna Johnson | Jan 30, 2018 | compliance, discrimination, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, limits on employers, new laws

This is the second of three parts describing new California laws governing employment. This blog will cover the ban on salary history, the New Parent Leave Act and an increase in state-provided benefits. Don’t ask about prior salary In a bid to close the gender pay...

New California Laws, Part 1

by Brenna Johnson | Jan 25, 2018 | compliance, discrimination and harassment, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions, new laws

A number of new laws affecting employers and the workplace took effect on January 1, 2018. We’ll explain them in a trio of upcoming blogs, along with best practices to comply. The first New California law we’ll address is AB 1008, the California Fair Chance Act....

California High Court Rules Out ‘On-Call’ Rest Breaks

by Brenna Johnson | Jan 10, 2017 | California Supreme Court, compliance, court rulings, employer responsibilities, employer restrictions

If you have to be “on call” during a rest break at work – is it really a “break”? Not according to the California Supreme Court. California’s high court rendered its decision last month in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., ruling that employers cannot require...

Are You Ready for California’s New Laws?

by Brenna Johnson | Dec 27, 2016 | compliance, employer responsibilities, new laws

California employers will face a series of new laws effective Jan. 1, 2017. Are you ready to comply? Here is a list of some of the laws affecting employers: Senate Bill 3. California’s minimum wage increases from $10 an hour to $10.50 per hour for employers with 26 or...
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