By Christopher T. Patrick on January 3, 2022 https://www.californiaworkplacelawblog.com/2022/01/articles/wage-and-hour/new-year-same-old-california-pay-data-reporting-requirements/ After many delays, employers nationwide just filed their 2020 EEO-1 reports in...
By Courtney M. Malveaux, Melanie L. Paul, Patricia Anderson Pryor, Catherine A. Cano, Sheri L. Giger and Katharine C. Weber December 18, 2021 https://www.jacksonlewis.com/publication/sixth-circuit-dissolves-stay-osha-covid-19-vaccine-ets?utm_source=elinfonet The U.S....
By Sean Paisan on December 10, 2021 https://www.californiaworkplacelawblog.com/2021/12/articles/calosha-2/will-they-or-wont-they-cal-osha-scheduled-to-vote-on-ets-readoption/ The federal OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is currently paused while the...
HRWatchdog December 1, 2021 https://hrwatchdog.calchamber.com/2021/12/allowing-use-of-sick-time-for-vacation-could-prove-costly-for-employer/ My employee wants to take a few days off to take a trip with her family, but she is out of vacation time. Can I let her use...
By Nathan W. Austin & Chistopher J. Truxler on November 22, 2021 Posted at https://www.californiaworkplacelawblog.com/2021/11/articles/wage-and-hour/getting-ready-for-the-holidays-and-pay/ As we approach the holiday season, employers may have uncertainty about...
Beza Sileshi November 15, 2021 HR Watchdog California’s labor shortage is immense. A recent column in CalMatters noted that while the state has one of the highest unemployment rates, employers also “have hundreds of thousands of jobs going unfilled, from teachers,...
By Eli Rosenberg and Ann E. Marimow Nov. 12 - The Washington Post A federal appeals court in New Orleans has halted the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing requirement for private businesses, delivering another political setback to one of the White House’s...
Alert- Not a surprise but causing unfortunate confusion, is all the news about Federal OSHA’s latest COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard regarding vaccination policies and the alternative of weekly COVID-19 testing. First- this is a Federal Rule and not now...
By Scott P. Jang, Jonathan A. Siegel, Erika M. Barbara and Cecilie E. Read https://www.jacksonlewis.com October 21, 2021 The California legislature has passed and Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a number of bills that address wage and hour practices and other issues...
By Sean Paisan & Sierra Vierra on October 25, 2021-Jackson Lewis law firm Since the drama in passing the amended COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) in June, the Cal/OSHA Board has been relatively quiet, though discussing a more permanent COVID-19...
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By Sean Paisan on October 6, 2021-Jackson Lewis PC On October 5, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 654 (AB 654), which expands the types of employers who are exempt from COVID-19 outbreak reporting requirements. Specifically, under AB 654, employers such as...
