Overview Employers cannot justify disparity in pay for employees of the opposite sex based on past earnings, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled in Rizo v. […]
California Supreme Court Finds Employees Do Not Lose Standing to Pursue PAGA Claims If They Settle Individual Claims for Labor Code Violations
Overview Employees do not lose standing to pursue a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, Cal. Lab. Code §§ 2698, et seq., if they settle and dismiss […]
The City of Los Angeles Orders Mandatory Face Coverings to Protect Certain Essential Employees
On April 7, 2020, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a Worker Protection Order (the “Order”) requiring employees who work at certain businesses or perform services that are […]
Updated: The City of Los Angeles Mandates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave For Employers with 500 or More Employees Within Los Angeles or 2,000 or More Employees Within the United States
April 16, 2020 Update. On April 11, 2020, the Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards published Rules and Regulations implementing Mayor Garcetti’s Emergency Order to provide supplemental paid […]
San Francisco Mandates COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Leave For Employers with 500 or More Employees
On April 17, 2020, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance to provide paid leave to workers affected by COVID-19 (the “Ordinance”). The […]
N.Y. Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide Mandate that Employees of Non-Essential Businesses Cannot Report In Person to the Workplace, and that Individuals Remain Indoors to the Greatest Extent Possible
July 1, 2020 Update. New York Governor Cuomo has issued new executive orders regarding the permissible size of non-essential gatherings in certain regions, while New York State has […]
San Francisco Enacts Back-to-Work Emergency Ordinance Mandating Reemployment for Certain Employees Laid Off Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
On July 3, 2020, San Francisco enacted a Back-to-Work Emergency Ordinance temporarily creating a right to reemployment for certain employees laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic if their […]
California Mandates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through the End of 2020 For Employers with 500 or More Employees In the United States
September 23, 2020 Update. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office published responses to frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave available to California workers at companies […]
Department Of Labor Proposes New Rule On Classifying Workers As Employees Or Independent Contractors
On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “Department”) announced a proposed rule setting forth a test to determine whether a worker should be classified as […]
California Expands COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through September 30, 2021 for Employers in California with More than 25 Employees
On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 95, which requires employers in California with more than 25 employees to provide COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to […]