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In a surprise move, and despite vetoing a strikingly similar measure only months ago when the pandemic was closer to its zenith, Governor Newsom on April 16, 2021 signed a measure requiring hospitality employers to give preference in hiring to workers previously laid off due to the pandemic.
Last year, large swaths of employers breathed a big sigh of relief when Governor Newsom vetoed
AB 3216, which would have required certain hospitality employers hotels, private clubs, event centers, and airport hospitality services to offer preferential hiring to employees laid off because of the pandemic. We followed the legislative journey of AB 3216 here and here. Governor Newsom vetoed the measure
Right To Recall For Certain California COVID-Impacted Hospitality and Building Services Workers Signed Into Law | CDF Labor Law LLP jdsupra.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jdsupra.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Friday a statewide right of recall for employees in certain industries who were laid off due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. SB 93, which enacts Labor Code Section 2810.8
effective immediately, primarily impacts hospitality employers in California but also includes a few other industries. The new law will remain in effect until December 31, 2024 and contains some potentially devastating consequences for violations – so compliance will be critical. Especially as we head towards the full reopening of the state’s economy, what do California employers need to know about this new law?
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We have long reported about that modern marvel of
well-intentioned legislation gone awry known as the Private
Attorneys General Act ( PAGA ) - and we also have noted
that in practice, PAGA stands for Pretty-much All Goes to the Attorneys. A recently
published report (the Report ) from some of
the former leaders of the California Department of Industrial
Relations and Cal/OSHA suggests we were right.
Originally enacted in 2004 to remedy an ostensible strain
on government resources, PAGA enables an aggrieved
employee to file representative actions on behalf of fellow
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We have long reported about that modern marvel of well-intentioned legislation gone awry known as the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) – and we also have noted that in practice, PAGA stands for Pretty-much All Goes to the Attorneys. A recently published report (the “Report”) from some of the former leaders of the California Department of Industrial Relations and Cal/OSHA suggests we were right.
Originally enacted in 2004 to remedy an ostensible “strain on government resources,” PAGA enables an “aggrieved employee” to file representative actions on behalf of fellow employees to recover civil penalties from an employer for alleged Labor Code violations. Three-quarters of the recovery is supposed to go to the State of California not the “aggrieved employees.” However, certain “bounty hunter” plaintiffs’ lawyers routinely use PAGA to obtain astronomical settlements for Labor Code violat