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Reducing risk is one of a small business owner’s primary goals. This requires them to be familiar with many legal rules and guidelines – especially when it comes to employment. And some of the most important issues employers must understand are their duties under the...
Happy New Year! We at Duggan McHugh Law Corporation (DMLC) want to wish you a happy and healthy 2021, and best wishes for a great and profitable year ahead. As 2020 comes to an end, employers will need to be aware of the changing employment laws that will be in effect...
Proposition 22 passed with nearly 60% of the vote Tuesday, after a fierce battle over the status of gig economy workers like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash drivers. Proposition 22 exempts these workers from Assembly Bill 5, California’s 2019 law that adopted the “ABC test”...
On September 17, 2020, California Governor Newsom signed into law three bills that expand the rights of workers relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Job-Protected CFRA Family Leave Expanded to Workplaces With 5+ Employees Perhaps most significant, Governor Newsom signed...
About The Authors This blog post is jointly authored by attorney Christina Bucci Hamilton of Duggan McHugh Law Corporation and attorney Matthew Rose of Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation. Christina’s practice focuses on representing employers in litigation as well as...
It is well known that California state labor and employment laws tend to be more pro-employee than corresponding federal laws. Therefore, it may come as no surprise that if you make your employees stand in line before they leave so you can inspect their bags to ensure...
Current California law provides that an employee who claims to have been the victim of unlawful discrimination or harassment must file a complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing within one-year of the unlawful practice before they can file a civil...
On June 3, a pregnancy discrimination trial began in Napa County Superior Court in which a restaurant server alleged that a job transfer from her New York workplace to the company's location in Yountville fell through because of pregnancy discrimination....
An employee handbook is a document that communicates your company's mission, policies and expectations. Employers give this to employees to clarify their rights and responsibilities while they're employed with the company. Beyond their value in running an...
A recent unanimous employment discrimination case out of the U.S. Supreme Court has important takeaways for California employers. Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis decides an unsettled legal question about Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the main federal...
