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In the coming weeks and months, COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed around the United States. Employers will have questions about vaccination procedures, such as whether they may require employees to be vaccinated, what...

California’s Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act requires that certain “mandated reporters” report whenever they, in their professional capacity or within the scope of their employment, have knowledge of or observe a...

Semprini v. Wedbush Securities., Inc., 57 Cal. App. 5th 246 (2020) Summary: A compensation plan based solely on commissions, with recoverable advances on future commissions, does not qualify as “salary” for purposes...

Alexandra DeFelice served as co-moderator of “Ensuring Success” a two-day seminar consisting of 16 panel discussions aimed at helping partners and other firm leaders navigate hot topics in professional service...

UPDATED DECEMBER 1, 2020 On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the “Board”) of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) adopted temporary COVID-19...

Under California law, employers must pay their employees overtime rates unless an exemption applies. One such exemption, the “administrative” exemption, excludes from state overtime requirements an employee primarily...

Garcia-Brower v. Premier Automotive Imports of CA, LLC, No. A156985, 2020 WL 6074454 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2020) Summary: Employers have a duty to investigate the accuracy of any criminal conviction report prior to...

Before we could know the efficacy of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which became effective January 1, 2020, California residents passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA),...

The Ninth Circuit recently reminded companies that they must provide notice to consumers when they change their terms and conditions, even where original terms state that they are subject to change at-will and at any time...

Sanchez v. Martinez, No. C083268, 2020 WL 5494239 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 11, 2020) Summary: Piece-rate employees who are provided with unpaid rest breaks are entitled to damages in the amount of the minimum wage for actual...

On September 17, 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills (SB 1159, AB 685, and SB 1383) expanding workers’ protections in relation to COVID-19 exposure in the workplace, and expanding the California Family Rights Act....

Robinson v. Southern Counties Oil Co, 53 Cal. App. 5th 476 (2020) Summary: Res judicata bars a PAGA claim when the employer has already settled a separate PAGA claim covering the same claims and time period. An employee does...