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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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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Employee or Independent Contractor: The U.S. Department of Labor Weighs In
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a memo regarding the appropriate classification of employees and independent contractors. The classification of employees has become an important topic as growing businesses such as Uber and Lyft rely heavily on the use of independent contractors, a classification increasingly challenged by workers in court. Read on to learn the factors …
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California Professional Sports Cheerleaders Are Now Classified As Employees
Cheerleaders for professional sports teams have been entertaining fans for decades. Most professional cheerleaders have been classified as independent contractors, leaving them with little to no employee rights under federal and state laws. On July 15, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill, Assembly Bill 202, requiring California professional sports teams to classify …
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