Update February 17, 2021: This post is in the process of being updated.
In an effort to keep their employees, customers, clients, and others safe, businesses are considering whether to require their employees to submit to testing for COVID-19 or antibodies. Testing can play a crucial role in businesses reopening plans, but there are numerous factors to consider when making this decision.
The quick takeaway is that under federal law, employers may require COVID-19 testing of employees, but this is a gray area under California law. If employers do require COVID-19 testing, they must take steps to ensure that their testing procedures are legally compliant, reliable, and effective. Employers may not require
India s Untouchable Dalits Find Liberation in American Entrepreneurship Dalits, the lowest caste in the Hindu hierarchy, are victims of thousands of attacks in India each year. In the U.S., Dalit immigrants are escaping discrimination by creating their own businesses. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox
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When Nitesh (name changed on request) immigrated to Michigan to work for a Fortune 500 company, he was unaware that caste prejudices would follow him from his hometown in southern India.
The 44-year-old ended up working as a tech specialist at a company employing many high-caste Indians. Nitesh is a Dalit, a member of India’s lowest caste, once referred to as “Untouchables.” He enjoyed his job and got along well with his colleagues until one of them found out about his background.
Prior to Jan. 1, the California Family Rights Act required employers of 50 or more employees to provide eligible California employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during any 12-month period to bond with a new child or care for themselves, a child, parent or spouse. In 2018, the California New Parent Leave Act effectively expanded the CFRA, providing child-bonding leave to employees of employers with 20-49 employees. Perhaps the most significant employment legislation of 2020, Senate Bill 1383 repealed the CFRA and eliminated the NPLA, replacing those laws with a new CFRA that includes smaller employers, adds qualifying reasons for leave and adds family
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The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) provided much-anticipated guidance on completing the first Pay Data Report, which is due by March 31, 2021. Additional information regarding the report is expected to be available later this month. This serves as an update to the
Senate Bill 973 signed into effect on September 30, 2020 and codified as Government Code Section 12999, requires private employers with more than 100 employees to submit an annual Pay Data Report to the DFEH, with the first report due by March 31, 2021.
Reporting Method: The report must be submitted using the DFEH’s Pay Data Submission Portal, which will be available by February 16, 2021. The DFEH has made the