Elections Have Consequences Department….

No, not *that* election. That election is not even over yet.  And if you don’t believe me, just ask President Gore.  If the current media predictions hold, however, there will be many consequences of the presidential election, which will be the subject of many...

The List of New CA Employment-Related Laws

As promised, below is a list of most of the employment-related laws passed during this legislative session. We’ve edited out some of the narrow-cast or obscure ones (mostly public sector, pension-related, and local school district-related) because your eyes will...

More New CA Employment Laws

The good news is that the time for Governor Newsom to sign the California Legislature’s bounty of bills has now ended for this year. The bad news is that he signed a bevy of them before time ran out.  These are in addition to the ones we have covered in our...

Some Non-COVID Employment Law News for CA Employers

US DOL Proposes Uniform Independent Contractor Rule for Federal Wage Hour Law The IRS, NLRB, and other agencies have their independent contractor tests. And we know that California has AB 2257, which replaced AB 5. It’s as easy as ABC to keep track. SWIDT? So...

California Legislature Passes New Employment Laws- Some Take Effect Now

In this time of COVID and high unemployment, the California Legislature has chosen not to take its metaphorical foot off the gas.  This is the time of year when new employment laws are signed in California, and this year is no exception. Some of these bills are...
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