Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update for California Employers # 13 – Age Discrimination Guidance, PPP Flexibility Act, LA Reinstatement Ordinance, and More
Here is installment 13 of our series on COVID-related employment law issues. See the other installments on the blog here. The EEOC has updated its COVID-related guidance here. In particular, note Section G, which is the agency’s view that employers cannot...
Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update for California Employers # 12 – Cal-OSHA Updated Guidance Re Injury and Illness Plans
Employers preparing to re-open after government imposed shutdowns or operations reductions have many tasks to accomplish. One of them is to ensure adequate, legally compliant, safety standards are updated, and implemented. Cal-OSHA, the state agency responsible for...US Department of Labor Modifies Regulations Governing “7(i)” Retail Commission Employee Exemption
The Fair Labor Standards Act exempts from overtime premium requirements certain sales employees in the “retail” industry. California’s Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Order 7-2001 contains an analogous exemption. Note that the “inside...