California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, has adopted its latest COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) effective May 6, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The ETS applies to all employers, employees, and places of employment, with certain specified exceptions: Work locations where there is only one employee who does not …
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California DFEH Pay Data Reporting Portal Is Live
On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 973, which enacted Government Code Section 12999 authorizing California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) to receive, investigate, mediate, and prosecute complaints of unfair and discriminatory pay practices, including violations of equal pay laws. Under this new law, private California …
COVID-19 UPDATE: List of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers”
On March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 directing all residents immediately to comply with State public health directives to stay home, except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors and additional sectors designated by the State Public Health Officer as critical to protect health and …
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Because both U.S. employers and employees have questions about the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) signed into federal law on March 18, 2020, we are providing answers to some of the frequently asked questions about this new law. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”): Question: …
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California Governor Issues Stay At Home Order For California Residents In Midst Of COVID-19 Pandemic
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, on March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued EXECUTIVE ORDER N-33-20) (“Order”) directing “all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence” except as needed to (1) obtain “necessities such as food, prescriptions, and health care,” and (2) …
Cabada & Hameed LLP Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Cabada & Hameed LLP, a law firm serving Southern California and beyond, reached a significant milestone by marking its tenth year in business in September 2019. The firm is led by founders Francisco Cabada and Sayema Hameed, two “big firm” veterans who decided in 2009, at a time of global economic uncertainty, to form their …
California’s New Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements For Employers
California Senate Bill 1343 amends Government Code Section 12950 and 12950.1 to require employers with five (5) or more employees to provide at least two (2) hours of sexual harassment training to managerial employees and at least one (1) hour of sexual harassment training to nonmanagerial employees by January 1, 2020, and once every two …
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California Court Of Appeal Rules Arbitration Agreement is Unconscionable and Void for Law Firm Partner
Many law firm partners sign partnership agreements that contain arbitration provisions. The California Court of Appeal recently invalidated an arbitration agreement between the law firm Winston & Strawn and one of its partners, Constance Ramos.