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New York Prioritizes Retail Worker Safety | JD Supra
New York State has enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act, which goes into effect on March 4, 2025. The new law requires employers with at least ten retail employees to establish a workplace violence prevention policy and a workplace violence prevention training program that includes a site-specific list of emergency exists and meeting places in case of an emergency.
New York Prioritizes Retail Worker Safety
New York State has enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act, which goes into effect on March 4, 2025. The new law requires employers with at least ten retail employees to establish a workplace violence prevention policy and a workplace violence prevention training program that includes a site-specific list of emergency exists and meeting places in case of an emergency.
California Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA) Receives Significant Overhaul | JD Supra
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation into law, which codifies significant reforms to the Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA). The emergency legislation, which is effective on the date of the Governor’s signature, comes just days after the unveiling of a significant reform proposal approved by business groups and labor advocates. The coalition acted with urgency to head off a proposed ballot measure, which would have essentially repealed the existing law.
California's Pay Transparency Laws | JD Supra
Since 2018, the California Equal Pay Act (“CEPA”) has prohibited employers from asking applicants about their salary history, including compensation and benefits, during the hiring process. California also requires employers to provide the pay scale for a position upon reasonable request by an applicant. However, in 2022, California passed SB 1162, which expanded the disclosure requirements imposed on employers, effective January 1, 2023.
Pay Transparency and Equity Issues | JD Supra
March 20, 2023 Laurie Belony, Allison Eckstrom, Brenna Wolcott Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: History of Pay Inequality Pay discrimination is not new in the United States. In 1963, Congress enacted the Equal Pay Act to address a centuries-old problem of sex-based discrimination in the payment of wages by employers and labor organizations.
Changes and Developments in California Employment Laws for 2022 | JD Supra
As 2021 quickly comes to a close, we look back at this year’s legislative session, which included several employment-related bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, including bills aimed at prohibiting quotas that interfere with employees’ ability to take breaks and combatting wage theft and wage/hour violations by garment manufacturers. We have summarized the new laws that have the most impact on employers across the state. All bills are effective starting January 1, 2022, unless otherwise stated.
Key Amendments To FFCRA & California’s New COVID-19 Sick Leave Requirements | JD Supra
March 2021 brought a variety of legislative changes impacting California employers. On March 11, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act). Among other things, including the widely publicized $1,400 stimulus payments, the Act extends the $300.00 federal unemployment benefit and the availability of the payroll tax credits to employers through September 30, 2021.
New California Family Rights Act Dramatically Expands Employee Rights and Employer Obligations | JD Supra
On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1383, which repealed the current California Family Rights Act (CFRA), eliminated the California New Parent Leave Act, and replaced those statutes with a new CFRA, codified in California Government Code Section 12945.2, et seq. Effective January 1, 2021, CFRA will cover employers with as few as five employees and expand the reasons for which CFRA leave may be used, among several other changes.
Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers | JD Supra
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Employers Can Maintain a Drug Free Workplace in California Despite State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana | JD Supra
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2018 Exemption Limits for the Computer Professional and Physician Exemptions
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The California Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Day of Rest Requirements
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