California employers need to review their practices and policies to ensure compliance with the various local minimum wage increases taking effect across California on July 1, 2023. Here are five items employers should consider prior to the July 1 deadline:
1. Ensure the company understands which city and county they are located within.
Many cities
On May 12, 2022, Governor Newsom announced that the state minimum wage could increase to $15.50 per hour on January 1, 2023 due to inflation. However, many California employers are already facing minimum wage increases much earlier – as many local jurisdictions throughout California are raising their minimum wage rates on July 1, 2022.
As we begin March, there are many developments for California employers on the legal front. Here are five issues that should catch employer’s attention this week (and will likely have impacts on California employers for the rest of the year):
1. Does California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Survive 2022?
PAGA was designed by the
On July 3, 2020, the CDC issued revised guidance regarding the testing of employees for non-healthcare related workplaces – SARS-CoV-2 Testing Strategy: Considerations for Non-Healthcare Workplaces. The CDC cautioned employers that the guidelines “are meant to supplement, not replace, any federal, state, local, territorial, or tribal health and safety laws, rules, and regulations with
This Friday’s Five focuses on recent updates from my firm’s webinars discussing issues facing California employers during the reopening process:
1. Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 signed by President Trump on June 5, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 was signed by President Trump this morning, June 5, 2020. We
Not receiving a lot of attention this week, the City of Los Angeles published guides for businesses to begin to prepare to reopen. Eater.com is reporting that the guide for restaurants and bars was placed on the City’s website on May 26 (even though the publication date of the guide is May 21). The guides
Essential businesses operating throughout California must pay careful attention to local Orders requiring social distancing protocols (SDPs). With many of the original Orders set to expire at the beginning of May, many counties are extending their original SDPs with additional requirements. Below is a list of five counties we have been receiving routine questions about
Many essential businesses operating in Los Angeles are asking what if any obligations do they have in regards to customer face coverings coming to their businesses for goods and services. As explained below, the confusion stems from the County’s and City’s often contradictory orders and guidance issued on this topic.
County of Los Angeles
The
Many local cities and counties throughout California are enacting orders requiring employers to provide personal protective equipment to employees among other items. For example, as of midnight on April 9, 2020, the Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti’s Worker Protection Order becomes effective. The order requires the following in Los Angeles City:
Yesterday, April 7, 2020, Mayor Garcetti signed the COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law. The final law changed some of the provisions that were voted on and passed by City Council on March 27, 2020. The law becomes effective immediately. It will remain in effect until two calendar weeks after the expiration of the COVID-19