Today, we wrap up our conversation about new California regulations to keep employees and job applicants safe from national-origin discrimination. Having just taken effect on July 1, these rules describe how California employers can meet their related...
Today we continue our discussion about extensive amendments to California national-origin employment discrimination regulations that took effect on July 1, 2018. Duggan Law Corporation will be educating our employer clients about their legal responsibilities toward...
California employers must become aware of sweeping new state anti-discrimination regulations taking effect on Sunday, July 1, 2018. While discrimination or harassment based on national origin as a protected class has long been illegal under state law, the new rules...
Legal news topics we recently reported on in two separate posts have come together in a third matter potentially significant to some Northern California employers. Specifically, on May 29, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera issued a news release announcing he...
In March, we wrote about a new federal case interpreting California employment law on the question of whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor. As we described, in that case about a Grubhub driver, the court found that under...
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California issued a decision on February 2 that provides instruction for California employers on a unique situation: Whether an employer must continue to renew multiple requests for ongoing medical leave for total...
Numerous state and federal laws prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on protected worker characteristics such as disability. Employers are also required to make reasonable accommodations in the workplace for employees with physical or mental...
As you may know, California's legalization of recreational cannabis use does not prevent employers from enforcing drug-free workplace policies. Employers may decline to hire job applicants or fire employees who test positive for cannabis. Since the California Supreme...
As we discussed in a previous post, new California employer responsibilities that took effect on January 1 require valid warrants, subpoenas or court orders of federal immigration personnel before allowing access to workplaces and employee records. In addition,...
The #MeToo movement has brought a heightened awareness to the prevalence of sexual harassment. In California, larger employers are legally responsible for providing sexual harassment prevention training to supervisors. As of January 1, 2018, California law expanded...