Taking Employees’ Temperature Could be Compensable Time
We have previously notified clients that time spent on the employer’s premises waiting for, and undergoing, required exit inspections or searches of packages, bags or personal technology devices is compensable [...]
Meal Period Rounding Rejected by the California Supreme Court
Pursuant to California’s wage orders, an employer must provide employees with a 30-minute meal period before the end of the 5th hour of work. A second meal period must be [...]
Pay Data Reporting Requirements for California Employers of 100 or More
As we reported during the Year in Review 2020 workshop, California adopted a system for employers of 100 or more persons to report data on race, ethnicity and sex to [...]
The Newsom Who Stole Christmas California’s Regional Stay Home Order
Just when you thought it could not get any worse in California, it did! At noon on Thursday, December 3, 2020, Governor Newsom issued a “Regional Stay Home Order.” This [...]
New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Standard
COVID-19 continues to make life more difficult! On November 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board approved an emergency temporary safety standard related to COVID-19 (“Standard”). It [...]
The Department of Labor Amends its FFCRA Regulations
On August 3, 2020 we wrote about the decision of the Southern District of New York invalidating certain provisions of the DOL regulations related to emergency paid sick leave and [...]
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