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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a number of bills that will affect California employers in 2021. Most significantly, the new laws greatly expand the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), create stringent workplace reporting requirements related to COVID-19, and clarify California’s year-old independent contractor law, Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5). Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Assembly Bill (AB) 1867 expanded supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19-related reasons for certain employers not already covered by the federal F...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: With the new year comes new laws that affect California employers. The following are the A to Z of changes in the law that may affect your business in 2021. Attorneys Fees for Whistleblower Retaliation and Extended Filing Period for DLSE Claim (AB 1947) This new legislation expressly authorizes a court to award reasonable attorneys fees to a plaintiff who prevails in a “whistleblower” action under Labor Code Section 1102.5. The new legislation also lengthens the period of time in which employees can file complaints with the Cali...

[co-author: Crystal Miller-O'Brien] By any measure, 2020 presented novel, life-changing experiences for all of us. The resilience and focus required to endure the seemingly relentless wave of changes have helped to hone the skills of most workplaces and allowed them to pivot and survive. In line with our hope that 2021 will afford a bit more stability and considerable success, here are some of the significant, non-COVID-19-related legal changes applicable to California employers that human resource professionals should be preparing to manage. Annual Pay Data Reporting to DFEH (SB 973-Effectiv...

Service Workers Employers are also required to identify the number of employees by race, ethnicity, and sex whose annual earnings fall within each of the pay bands used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Occupational Employment Statistics survey. To do so, the employer must calculate the total earnings for each employee for the entire reporting year, whether or not the employee worked a full calendar year. Lastly, the report must include the total number of hours each employee worked in each pay band. To avoid duplicative reporting, if an employer is required to submit an EEO-1 und...