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Speakers Announced for Pedigree & Conformation Clinic at Fasig-Tipton on October 20
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 22, 2025 Speakers Announced for Pedigree & Conformation Clinic at Fasig-Tipton on October 20 LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is hosting a Pedigree & Conformation Clinic at Fasig-Tipton on Monday, October 20, in Lexington, Kentucky during the Kentucky October Yearlings sale.
California Municipalities Move Closer to Requiring Hazard Pay for Grocery and Pharmacy Workers
Frontline workers of certain large grocery and pharmacy retailers in Los Angeles County and other municipalities across the state may soon receive an additional $4.00 to $5.00 an hour in “hero pay” or “hazard pay” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted our communities. Low-income communities and communities of color have been hit particularly hard. Currently, the state is experiencing a record-breaking wave of COVID-19 cases.
California Municipalities Move Closer To Requiring Hazard Pay For Grocery And Pharmacy Workers
United States: California Municipalities Move Closer To Requiring Hazard Pay For Grocery And Pharmacy Workers 11 January 2021 by Rachel J. Moroski and Brooke S. Purcell Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
California Municipalities Move Closer to Requiring Hazard Pay for Grocery and Pharmacy Workers
Friday, January 8, 2021 Frontline workers of certain large grocery and pharmacy retailers in Los Angeles County and other municipalities across the state may soon receive an additional $4.00 to $5.00 an hour in “hero pay” or “hazard pay” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted our communities. Low-income communities and communities of color have been hit particularly hard.
San Francisco Surpasses Other Jurisdictions And Enacts Expansive COVID-19 Related Paid Sick Leave
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On April 14, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO). Mayor London Breed signed the ordinance into law on April 17, 2020, making it effective immediately. The PHELO was created in an effort to fill the gap left by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Applies to employees who work for companies with 500 or more employees.
Additional Paid Leave For Some San Jose Employees Under The COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In an effort to fill the gap left by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the San Jose City Council unanimously passed the COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance ("Ordinance") on April 7, 2020. The Ordinance requires covered businesses operating in San Jose to provide Covered Employees with at least 80 hours of paid leave for uses related to COVID-19.
San Francisco Surpasses Other Jurisdictions and Enacts Expansive COVID-19 Related Paid Sick Leave | JD Supra
On April 14, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO). Mayor London Breed signed the ordinance into law on April 17, 2020, making it effective immediately. The PHELO was created in an effort to fill the gap left by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Applies to employees who work for companies with 500 or more employees. Provides up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for uses related to COVID-19.
San Francisco Surpasses Other Jurisdictions and Enacts Expansive COVID-19 Related Paid Sick Leave
Monday, April 20, 2020 On April 14, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO). Mayor London Breed signed the ordinance into law on April 17, 2020, making it effective immediately. The PHELO was created in an effort to fill the gap left by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Applies to employees who work for companies with 500 or more employees.
San Francisco Surpasses Other Jurisdictions and Enacts Expansive COVID-19 Related Paid Sick Leave
On April 14, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO). Mayor London Breed signed the ordinance into law on April 17, 2020, making it effective immediately. The PHELO was created in an effort to fill the gap left by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Applies to employees who work for companies with 500 or more employees. Provides up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for uses related to COVID-19.
Additional Paid Leave for Some San Jose Employees Under the COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Additional Paid Leave for Some San Jose Employees Under the COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
In an effort to fill the gap left by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the San Jose City Council unanimously passed the COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (“Ordinance”) on April 7, 2020. The Ordinance requires covered businesses operating in San Jose to provide Covered Employees with at least 80 hours of paid leave for uses related to COVID-19. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo signed the Ordinance and its requirements are now in effect.
Complicating Simplicity: Ninth Circuit Requires Separate Stand-Alone Documents for Employment Background Checks | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Department of Labor Offers Employers Clarity By Resuming Its Practice of Issuing Opinion Letters | JD Supra
In a welcome departure from its recent practice, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued its first new opinion letters in almost ten years. In addition to issuing three new opinion letters earlier this month, on January 5, 2018, WHD reissued seventeen opinion letters previously withdrawn under the Obama administration. The resurrection of this practice offers employers a useful tool to ensure compliance with federal employment laws.
DOL’s Tip of the Hat to Back-of-the-House Employees: New NPRM to Rescind 2011 Regs
In response to significant pressure from the hospitality industry—specifically, the restaurant industry—as well as increasing litigation and changes to reduce or eliminate the use of tip credits at the state level, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the December 5, 2017, edition of the Federal Register, in which it proposes to rescind its 2011 regulations concerning tip pooling.
The Triumphant Return of Tip Pooling: DOL Announces Repeal of 2011 Regs
In a welcome sea change for the hospitality industry, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on July 20, 2017 that it would repeal the Obama administration’s 2011 regulations that severely curtailed tip pooling. The DOL further announced that, as it works to finalize the repeal, its investigators are barred from enforcing the Obama-era rule. This is particularly good news for the hospitality industry in states within the Ninth Circuit.
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