Legal News and Updates
Best Practices as Employees Return to the Workforce
The workplace has been transformed as a result of Covid-19. Employers must balance new requirements, staffing changes, safety and hygiene concerns, and managing their operations, all while avoiding management missteps and liability. Now that some or all of the...
Food Sector Workers of Large Employers Qualify for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
On April 16, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-51-20 providing “COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave” for food sector workers who work for a “hiring entity” with 500 or more employees in the United States. Here is the link to the Executive Order:...
Returning Essential Workers to the Job After Potential Exposure to Covid-19
On April 8, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control implemented interim guidelines for permitting potentially-exposed employees to return to work, provided they remain asymptomatic and additional precautions are implemented to protect them and the community:...
Update – Sacramento County Essential Business Requirements
The Health Officer of Sacramento County has issued a new mandatory shelter-in-place order effective April 7, 2020. This new Order supersedes the March 19, 2020 Order issued by the Health Officer, and strengthens certain requirements. Most of the Order remains...
Webinar: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
In this webinar presented on March 27, 2020, Attorney Christina Bucci Hamilton discusses the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and related employment law issues.
Federal Court to Apply Troester to Nike Employee Inspection Times
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...
Bill Would Extend Time to File State Work Discrimination Claims
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...
Pregnancy Discrimination Trial in Napa Against Restaurant Group
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....
Comprehensive Employee Handbooks a Must for California Employers
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...
Filing Discrimination Claim with EEOC First Not Jurisdictional
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...