“GINA” AND GENETIC SCREENING IN THE WORKPLACE

Federal and state laws make it illegal to discriminate against job applicants or employees on the basis of their “genetic information.” Indeed, employers may only collect or use genetic data in very limited circumstances. A recent federal court decision makes clear...

CALIFORNIA AMENDS SICK LEAVE LAW

Employers should know by now that California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (the “Act”) took effect on July 1, 2015. The Act requires employers to provide paid sick leave to California employees that meets certain requirements. Recently, the California...

2015 U.S. SUPREME COURT ROUNDUP PART 2

This article is Part II of a two-part series The following round out the U.S. Supreme Court’s labor and employment law opinions for the 2014 Term. King v. Burwell (June 25, 2015) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) creates an individual mandate that...

2015 U.S. SUPREME COURT ROUNDUP PART 1

This article is Part 1 of a two-part series providing an overview of recent United States Supreme Court decisions in employment law. The United States Supreme Court issued several decisions during the past year that may affect California employers. We summarize the...

LOCAL SICK LEAVE AND MINIMUM WAGE

California’s stat-wide minimum wage is currently $9.00 per hour, increasing to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016. However, several cities have increased the minimum wage well beyond California’s requirements. Similarly, California’s paid sick leave law takes effect...

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