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SB188 Bans Discrimination Based on Hairstyle

by Brenna Johnson | Feb 10, 2020 | discrimination, dress codes, employer restrictions, limits on employers, personnel policies and procedures, protected classes

It’s a new year, and employers know what that means: a number of new laws affecting the workplace took effect on January 1. Law week we discussed AB51, which is under injunction pending resolution of a lawsuit. Law protects ‘natural hair’ This week...

Judge Issues Injunction Against Anti-Arbitration Law

by Brenna Johnson | Feb 3, 2020 | court rulings, discrimination and harassment, employer restrictions, lawsuits

Businesses will get their day in court to determine the legality of AB51, a controversial bill intended to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The bill would impose criminal penalties on companies forcing employees or applicants to sign arbitration agreements as a condition...

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...
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  • Jones Day is Latest Law Firm Sued for Gender Bias
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  • New California Laws for 2018, Part 3
  • Congress Takes Aim at Sexual Harassment on Capitol Hill

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