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 …
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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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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) …
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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Under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (Assembly Bill 1522), over 6.5 million Californians are now eligible to take paid sick leave. This is great news for California residents who work in industries such as retail, food and beverage, and tourism. This new law requires all employers, both public and private, to offer …
California’s New Paid Sick Leave Law
Under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (Assembly Bill 1522), over 6.5 million Californians are now eligible to take paid sick leave. This is great news for California residents who work in industries such as retail, food and beverage, and tourism. This new law requires all employers, both public and private, to offer …