The Death of Rounding Practices May Be Around the Corner
Seyfarth Synopsis: Neutral rounding policies have long been approved by the California courts. See’s Candy Shops, Inc. v. Superior Court (2012).…
California Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees for Refusing to Work or Leaving Work During Emergency Conditions
On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1044, which prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for refusing…
California Mandated Employer Bereavement Leave Policy
On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1949 creating protected bereavement leave for employees. Existing Law Currently,…
SB 1162: Increased Pay Data Transparency Means More Hoops for California Employers to Jump Through
On Tuesday September 27, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1162 (“SB 1162”) which goes into effect January 1, 2023. SB 1162 was marketed…
SCOTUS Denies Review of AB 5 Challenge
On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to review the applicability of California’s AB 5 “ABC” test to owner-operator trucking…
FAA Preempts California Prohibition on PAGA Arbitration Waiver
Employers finally get some relief from the PAGA claims ravaging California agriculture by way of a pivotal long-awaited opinion by the United States Supreme…
COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave: Large v. Small Employer
As employers adjust to the new COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave rules, we have received a lot of questions about how to calculate the number of employees…
