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A recently passed law directs Cal/OSHA to establish an advisory committee to recommend state policies designed to provide health and safety guidance for employers and employees in the domestic worker industry. A domestic worker in California provides services related...

Effective January 1, 2022, California’s new “Silenced No More Act” (Act) expanded limitations on confidentiality provisions in the settlement agreement for work-related claims.  These provisions previously applied only to sexual harassment and discrimination claims but will now apply to...

California’s AB 51, the 2019 addition to the California Labor Code, which prohibits employers from requiring applicants for employment and employees to waive any right, forum, or procedure in which the employee could raise an action against the employer...

Effective January 1, 2022, California’s Minimum Wage has changed. For large employers (those with 26 or more employees), the new minimum wage is $15.00 per hour. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the new minimum wage is $14.00...

Despite the overwhelming success of Proposition 22, California business owners still have to worry about AB5 and the parts of it that were left in place. As a result, they need to spend time thinking about compliance and developing...

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 95, marking the return of the COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave in California. The bill is effective immediately but offers a grace period of 10 days for employers to comply. The expanded rules will...

Despite some positive news regarding vaccinations, we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and employees and employers in California will continue to deal with pandemic-related issues for the unforeseeable future. Safe COVID-19 vaccines that have been...

People born in 1981 – the oldest millennials – will turn 40 this year. They will also now be able to sue employers for age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). Some people might think that...

Did you know that approximately 100,000 new corporations are created annually? Also, another 250,000 LLCs, Partnerships, and Sole Proprietorships are formed in California annually. However, the current pandemic has taken a toll on businesses across California, and tech-heavy Silicon Valley...

In an effort to target economic aid to minority-owned businesses and other companies struggling amid the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden made some temporary changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) program. Between February 23rd and...