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New Transgender Rights Poster Required for California Workplaces

By Michelle Covington on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On October 15, 2017, California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 396 into law, requiring new training and posters for California employers.  Currently, California law requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide at least 2 hours of sexual harassment training to supervisors every two years.  This new bill requires those employers to also include… Continue Reading

SAVE THE DATE – Mandatory AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour

Weintraub Tobin will be holding their final session of AB 1825 training for the year on December 14, 2017.  If you are an employer with 50 or more employees, and have supervisors who have not been trained, or are in need of a refresher course, then don’t miss out. This training will comply with all… Continue Reading

California Governor Signs Bill Restricting “ICE” Access to Worksites

By Michelle Covington on Posted in Employee Privacy Rights, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On October 5, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 450 into law.  This bill requires a warrant for employers to allow immigration enforcement agents to enter a worksite. Background Current law prohibits employers or individuals from engaging in an unfair immigration-related practice.  Existing law provides a substantial number of unfair immigration practices. Summary… Continue Reading

General Contractors Now Liable in Private Construction for Wage and Fringe Benefit Liabilities of Subcontractors

By Michelle Covington on Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On October 14, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1701.  This law imposes liability on general contractors for wage and fringe benefit liabilities of its subcontractors.  This law applies to all contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2018, that require a direct contractor for construction, alteration, or repair of a building. Background… Continue Reading

California Governor Signs “New Parent Leave Act”

By Michelle Covington on Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On October 12, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 63 (“the New Parent Leave Act”).  Under the new law, employers may not refuse to allow certain employees to take up to 12 weeks of parental leave to bond with a new child.  When the leave is taken, the employer must guarantee the same… Continue Reading

No More Questions About, Or Use Of, Prior Salary Information In Employment

By Beth V. West on Posted in Employee Privacy Rights, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On October 12, 2017, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 168.  Consistent with some other state laws and local ordinances passed by certain municipalities like San Francisco, the new law prohibits the inquiry and use of prior salary information except in limited situations.  The new law will be contained in Labor Code section 432.3 and becomes… Continue Reading

Obama’s Overtime Rule Struck Down By Court

By Michelle Covington on Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

A Texas federal court struck down a rule that would have expanded those eligible for overtime pay.  The Department of Labor’s rule would have required overtime pay to most salaried employees who earn less than $47,476 annually.  This would have been a dramatic increase from the current salary level of $23,660.  The rule was expected… Continue Reading

ATTENTION EEO-1 EMPLOYERS –YOU DON’T HAVE TO REPORT PAY DATA TO THE EEOC IN MARCH 2018 AFTER ALL

By Beth V. West on Posted in Discrimination, Employee Privacy Rights, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On August 29, 2017, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) issued a memo to the EEOC advising that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is initiating a review and an immediate stay of the effectiveness of those aspects of the EEO-1 form that were revised on September 29, 2016. Those  revisions included… Continue Reading

San Francisco Passes “Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance”

By Shauna N. Correia and Michelle Covington on Posted in Discrimination, Employee Privacy Rights, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On June 30, 2017, San Francisco’s Mayor Ed Lee signed an ordinance, providing employees in the City of San Francisco with additional lactation rights.  The “Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance,” will take effect on January 1, 2018 and applies to all City employees, including those who work part-time.  The ordinance is similar to existing state… Continue Reading

San Francisco Adopts the “Parity in Pay” Ordinance – No More Inquiries About or Disclosures of Prior Salary

By Beth V. West on Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On July 19, 2017 Mayor Lee signed the Parity in Pay Ordinance.   Below is a brief summary of the Ordinance which will go into effect on July 1, 2018. The Ordinance provides findings from the 2015 United States Census Bureau report that show that in San Francisco women are paid on average 84 cents for… Continue Reading

Revised Form I-9 Issued by the USCIS

By Beth V. West on Posted in Employee Privacy Rights, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On July 17, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.  Instructions for how to download Form I-9 are available on the USCIS Form I-9 page. Employers can use this revised version immediately or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of… Continue Reading

Doing the [Porta]Potty Dance: Fair Employment and Housing Council Votes to Adopt Emergency Rule regarding Signage for Single User Non-Flush Toilets to Resolve Conflict with OSHA Regulations

By Shauna N. Correia on Posted in Discrimination, Employee Privacy Rights, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

At its meeting on July 17, 2017, the Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) addressed a conflict between its regulations and OSHA’s regulations, regarding gender-neutral restroom facilities. AB 1732, enacted as Health and Safety Code section 118600, which applies to single-user toilet facilities.  Section 118600 defines single-user toilet facilities as those that have only one… Continue Reading

DON’T FORGET…….California’s Transgender Identity and Expression Regulations Go Into Effect July 1, 2017

By Beth V. West on Posted in Discrimination, Employee Privacy Rights, Harassment, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour

The new regulations that expand existing protections under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for transgender individuals and others go into effect July 1, 2017.  As California employers know, FEHA prohibits harassment and discrimination against individuals on the basis of many protected classes, including gender, gender identity, and gender expression.  Below is a brief… Continue Reading

Is Panic Really the Best Choice? One Lawyer’s Approach to Analyzing “Substantially Similar Work” Under the California Fair Pay Act

By Charles L. Post on Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

Since the passage of the California Fair Pay act in late 2015 (effective January 1, 2016) and its recent amendments, many employers and commentators have criticized the statute for imposing a vague and dangerous standard on California employers. The California Fair Pay Act replaces the former “equal work” standard of the Equal Pay Act with… Continue Reading

Colorado Payroll Information May Become Public Record

By Beth V. West on Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

On April 13, 2017, Governor John Hickenlooper approved Colorado House Bill 17-1021 (“HB 17-1021”) which amends Section 8-1-115 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.  In summary, HB 17-1021 provides that the information an employer provides to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“CDLE”) in connection with complaints and investigations into violations of the State’s wage… Continue Reading

California Employers – Revised Wage Orders Posted

By Jessica Schoendienst on Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) updated all but Wage Order 14 and 17 recently.  The DIR regulates wages and hours for employees.  The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) enforces the provisions of the wage orders, including the posting requirements.  The Wage Orders are numbered 1 through 17. The most recent updates were… Continue Reading

Requiring Employees to Prove Eligibility to Work in the U.S. Can Lead to Liability

By Brendan J. Begley on Posted in Labor Law, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour

As the national controversy continues to swirl around immigration issues, a federal appellate court this week faulted an employer for demanding that an employee provide information to prove “‘legal right to work in the United States … as required by the Immigration Control and Reform Act of 1986.’”  The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for… Continue Reading

Pennsylvania Employers Can Pay Wages With Payroll Cards

By Jessica Schoendienst on Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

Pennsylvania’s Wage Payment and Collection Law requires employers to pay all wages, other than fringe benefits and wage supplements, due employees on regularly scheduled paydays designated in advance by the employer in cash, bank check, or direct deposit. As of May 4, 2017, Pennsylvania employers will have another option to pay employee wages each pay… Continue Reading

Are Your Exempt Employees Properly Classified? – It’s Not Just Based on Salary

By Labor & Employment on Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Wage & Hour

Date: April 20, 2017 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Summary of Program With the ever increasing number of claims filed with the Department of Labor and California Labor Commissioner for unpaid overtime, and the increasing number of wage and hour class action lawsuits, the importance of correctly classifying employees as exempt or non-exempt is… Continue Reading

Word to the Wise: Commission Paid Employees

By Ramona Carrillo and Charles L. Post on Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, Wage & Hour

For several years, California law has required that whenever an employer hires an employee and “the contemplated method of payment of the employee involves commissions … the contract shall be in writing and shall set forth the method by which the commission shall be computed and paid. Let me rant a bit.   I will say… Continue Reading

Push Back On Local Minimum Wage And Paid Sick Leave

By Michelle Covington on Posted in Wage & Hour

Over the past several years, many municipalities have taken labor and employment matters into their own hands, passing local laws requiring a higher minimum wage or paid sick leave beyond that required by the state or federal government.  Florida and Pennsylvania are pushing back on these local laws. On February 12, 2015, Philadelphia instituted an… Continue Reading