The California Attorney General’s office yesterday announced that the new state law banning “junk fees” will extend to surcharges at restaurants, marking a significant shift in billing practices in the food industry. Under Senate Bill 478, effective starting July 1, 2024, California restaurants will be prohibited from adding service fees to bills—a practice that
Los Angeles City Passes Vaccine Mandate – What Employers Need To Understand
[Updated 10/14/21 to reflect that Mayor Garcetti signed the Los Angeles City ordinance.]
Adding yet another layer of confusion into who must receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Los Angeles City Council enacted a vaccine mandate for indoor venutes. This ordinance is not to be confused with the recent Los Angeles County order issued on September 28,
Five Employment Law Developments Impacting California Employers
As August comes to a close there are major developments for California employers. Of primary note, the Governor set forth a new four-tiered system plan for businesses to reopen, which becomes effective on Monday, August 31, 2020. There was additional DOL guidance issued this week regarding the FFCRA and paid leave once schools reopen, a
Governor Newsom Orders Indoor Restaurant Dining To Stop
Governor Newsom announced today that all dine-in at California restaurants must stop immediately for certain counties for the next 3 weeks, due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Restaurants can continue outdoor dining and pick-up and delivery services. Bars must close all operations even if they are operating outdoors.
As of July 1, 2020,
Los Angeles City Announces Guidelines For Reopening Restaurants and Bars
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
California Provides Guidelines For Reopening Of Restaurants
Today, May 12, 2020, Governor Newsom announced guidelines for businesses, including restaurants, to continue to open under the “expanded” Phase 2 in California.
Early Stage 2 business that were permitted to reopen on May 8 included:
- Curb-side Retail
- Manufacturers
- Logistics
- Childcare for those outside of the essential workforce
Expanded Stage 2 businesses
Five reminders about exempt employees working in the restaurant industry
In a recent decision, Ramirez v. ISB Mehta Corp., a restaurant successfully defended a lawsuit filed by a former manager claiming that he was misclassified as an exempt employee. While the case is not officially published, it provides a few good lessons for restaurant operators’ classification of their employees. This Friday’s Five focuses on