If you are in California, you must comply with recent updates to the workplace safety laws. It remains a top priority in 2025, and several important changes have been introduced to strengthen protections for employees. The latest updates to workplace violence...
(Source: CDF Labor Law by John S. Keeney– February 2, 2024) On November 28, 2023, the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) explaining changes to its process to assess civil money penalties for...
(Source: Zaller Law Group, PC by Anthony Zaller – October 13, 2023) Governor Newsom recently signed a new law that restricts employers from asking about marijuana use and conducting certain drug tests for applicants and employees. This new law shifts existing...
(Source: JacksonLewis, by Jacklin Rad & Ikedi O. Onyemaobim – October 31, 2023) As we move into the holiday season, employers may have questions about handling wages and the holidays. Here are four things employers should understand about holidays and pay for...
(Source: Weintraub Tobin by Nikki Mahmoudi - February 12, 2024) California law requires private employers with 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other workforce data to the Civil...
(Source: CDF Labor Law by Richard M. Green – February 6, 202) On February 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued two regulations that will dramatically change the operation of the H-1B visa program. H-1B visas are available to employers who...
(Source: CDF Labor Law by Corey J. Cabral, Dalia Z. Khatib, and Sander van der Heide– January 24, 2024) On January 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., concluding that trial courts do not have inherent...
(Source: JacksonLewis by Joshua M. Henderson & Sean Paisan– January 23, 2024) Unless exempt, California employers are required to post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses, in a visible and easily accessible area at every worksite,...
(Source: CDF Labor Law by Nancy N. (“Niki”) Lubrano and Brian E. Cole II – January 2, 2024) As we enter the new year, many of us are reviewing what we have done in the past and resolving to make improvements. California employers should utilize similar processes to...
(Source: Castle Employment Law by Timothy B. Del Castillo – December 19, 2023) Currently, California Labor Law gives the Labor Commissioner sole authority to file lawsuits to enforce most wage-and-hour laws in the state. One of the only exceptions is in private...
(Source: CDF Labor Law, by Lindsay A. Ayers – December 15, 2023) In 2008, Eunices Argueta was hired by a freight operations company in El Segundo, CA that was eventually acquired by Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. in late 2016. In early 2017, five of her subordinates...
(Source: CDF Labor Law, by Dalia Z. Khatib – December 6, 2023) On Friday, December 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency met to discuss important items, including drafting proposed regulations for employers. While the Agency has not yet commenced the...
