Legal News and Updates
Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace: What’s the Update?
If there’s one thing that every employer in California should know by now, it’s that California labor and employment laws are constantly changing, and that employers must regularly adjust their policies and practices in order to stay compliant. Enter a global...
California Supreme Court Issues Hard-Hitting Decision for Employers: Meal, Rest and Recovery Period Violation Premiums Must Be Paid Based On Employee’s Total Compensation, Not Merely the Hourly Rate
Last week the California Supreme Court in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC dealt yet another blow to California employers: whenever an employee misses a meal or rest period, or takes a non-compliant meal or rest period (i.e., one that is late or short), the...
Duggan McHugh Attorneys Selected to 2021 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
Congratulations to our attorneys who have been selected to the 2021 List of Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars! Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer...
Avoid discriminatory questions of California job applicants or employees
Employers, beware. While California employers may ask applicants or employees certain questions which they perceive to be polite small talk, some of these questions could actually be unlawful under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) which prohibits...
Detour Ahead: The ABC Test for Independent Contractors Now Applies to the California Trucking Industry
For decades, trucking companies have used independent contractors who drive their own trucks, known as owner-operators, to transport freight. However, this practice is now under threat in California thanks to a recent federal court decision that ruled that...
DMLC has been certified as a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise
Duggan McHugh Law Corporation is proud to announce it has been certified as a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, (WBENC). The certification follows a rigorous process which validates that a business is at...
SB 93: Employers in Airport, Hotel, Janitorial, Event Space, and Other Industries Have New Lay-Off Rehire Obligations
As vaccination rates increase exponentially, and on promises of the economy reopening come June 15, 2021, California employers are starting to increase their staffing levels by hiring. The legislative response to COVID-19 in California is marked by a patchwork of...
New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and Notice
Effective March 29, 2021, California employers with more than 25 employees will have to provide Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) to employees unable to work or telework for COVID-related reasons, including attending an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or...
The California Supreme Court Issues an Important Decision Rejecting Use of Time Rounding Policies for Meal Periods
Last week, the California Supreme Court dealt a major blow to California employers in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC, holding that: (1) Employers cannot engage in the practice of rounding time punches in the meal period context, because meal period provisions are...
Employers: Know Your Obligations Under Cal/OSHA for COVID-19 Workplace Exposures
Employers: Know Your Obligations Under Cal/OSHA for COVID-19 Workplace Exposures This is a follow up to our December 4, 2020 blog post on Cal/OSHA’s recently enacted temporary emergency regulations governing COVID-19 workplace exposures. You can find that detailed...