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by Sayema Hameed California’s new Pregnancy Disability Leave regulations took effect on December 30, 2012. The new regulations, which can be found in Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, Sections 7291.2 through 7291.18, were adopted to provide clarity and guidance to employers and employees regarding their respective rights and responsibilities concerning pregnancy, childbirth …
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by Sayema Hameed Employers should be careful when treating workers as individual contractors. Effective January 1, 2012, California now prohibits “willful misclassification” of individuals as independent contractors. The “willful misclassification” of an individual is defined as “avoiding employee status for an individual by voluntarily and knowingly misclassifying that individual as an independent contractor.”
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by Sayema Hameed Assembly Bill 22, signed into law by Governor Brown, restricts the use of consumer credit reports by employers. Effective January 1, 2012, employers and prospective employers (excluding certain financial institutions) will be prohibited from obtaining or using consumer credit reports about employees or job applicants, with limited exceptions.
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by Sayema Hameed Assembly Bill 22, signed into law by Governor Brown, restricts the use of consumer credit reports by employers.
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by Sayema Hameed A wide array of new employment laws go into effect in California in 2012. Among the new laws that will impact the day-to-day operations of employers is the new “Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2011,” which adds Section 2810.5 to the California Labor Code. Effective January 1, 2012, employers will be required …
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by Sayema Hameed Effective April 30, 2012, most private sector employers will be required to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”). This notice requirement will apply to most private sector employers (excluding agricultural, railroad, airline, and the US Postal Service) and is meant to inform both …
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