New Laws and Regulations for 2022 – Part 3 By: Sierra N. Grandbois, Esq. February 8, 2022 2021 proved to be an interesting year for California in terms of new laws and regulations as we attempt to transition into a post-pandemic world. Some of the changes to be aware of as we head into 2022 […]
Supreme Court Puts a Pause on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Vaccine Mandate By: Alexander J. Hinman, Esq. January 19, 2022 The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enacted a vaccine mandate for much of the Nation’s work force on November 5, 2021. The mandate applied to roughly […]
Thomas Jefferson stated following a period political and economic uncertainty: “if we can but prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy.” In the wake of the COVID outbreak, much of the legislative action has been carried out by executive order. […]
Today, we take time to address pending legislation related to Covid-19 pandemic that will likely carry significant impacts for all businesses but in particular, small business. The Congress, at least in the House, has passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act aimed at providing relief for employees impacted by the coronavirus, while it the legislation […]
Today, Attorney, Adem Balikci, reviews a recent California Supreme Court decision involving exit searches by employer. This decision could have a significant impact on payroll decisions for employers (primarily retail businesses) that now may be liable to pay wages during the exit searches. This is yet another example of how the law in California is […]
Today, employment attorney, Elizabeth Helms explains the obligations related to tracking meals and rest breaks for employees. It can be challenging but with a little planning and diligence, you can save yourself a lot of headaches. As always, if you have any questions about your real estate, business, estate planning, or any other legal issue, […]
A routine question that comes up is the scope by which you as the employer are required to pay the travel time of your employees. When is it compensable and when is not? Today, employment attorney, Elizabeth Helms, tackles that question for you. As always, if you have any questions about your real estate, business, […]
Last year the Supreme Court made a sweeping decision related to the independent contractor classification. The decision created a new test for determining whether a worker was or was not an independent contractor. Now the legislature is moving to codify the test as anuncieated in Dynamex. As always, if you have any questions about your […]
Today, we take time to look some of the significant employment law updates for 2019. Certainly, 2018 was a busy year in the law with respect to how the employer/employee relationship is governed. As always, if you have any questions about your real estate, business, estate planning, or any other legal issue, please let us […]
Today, Elizabeth brings us an important article related to a recent California Supreme Court decision affecting the classification of workers between employees and independent contractors. This has long been a hotbed of litigation the rules get trickier everyday. As always, if you have any questions about your real estate, business, estate planning, or any other […]