In 2016, former California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1234 into law, requiring the Secure Choice Retirement Savings Investment Board to begin developing a workplace retirement program for private sector workers whose employers do not offer a retirement...
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The changing role of contractors in California companies
California employers contend with some of the most stringent wage and hour laws in the country. The combination of federal regulation with strict state and local compliance makes for some challenging decisions for an employer. A recent California law is aimed at...
IRS Issues Guidance for Tax Credits Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Introduction On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the "FFRCA") into law. The FFRCA is designed to provide paid medical leave to workers, expanding paid leave protections in the workplace in light of the COVID-19...
CAL-OSHA ISSUES CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYERS
Cal-OSHA, like many other governmental agencies, has issued detailed guidance for how employers should deal with COVID-19 in the workplace. Below, find a summary of Cal-OSHA's guidance, with further information available on the Cal-OSHA webpage. ATD Standard Employers...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Employer’s Frequently Asked Questions
The Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR"), California's umbrella enforcement agency for employment related laws, recently issued a set of frequently asked questions ("FAQ") to guide employers navigating the fallout of Coronavirus ("COVID-19"). Here is a summary...
Frlekin v. Apple, Inc. – Exit Search? That Could Cost You.
Do your employees spend time waiting for and undergoing entry and exit searches? If so, there is new authority that may impact your time and attendance policies. Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court decided Frlekin v. Apple, Inc. ("Frlekin"). "Is time...
California Extends Harassment Training Deadline from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021
On August 30, 2019 Governor Gavin Newson signed SB 778, which clarifies and extends the initial compliance deadline for California's harassment training requirements enacted in 2018. SB 778 extends the harassment training compliance deadline from January 1, 2020 to...
Sagaser, Watkins & Wieland, PC, Attorneys Continue the Fight for Employer’s Property Rights to the Ninth Circuit Alongside the Pacific Legal Foundation
The esteemed Pacific Legal Foundation ("PLF"), with the support of Sagaser, Watkins & Wieland PC, is currently representing two of Sagaser, Watkins & Wieland PC's valued clients - Fowler Packing Co., of Fresno, CA, and Cedar Point Nursery, of Dorris, CA - in...
Multiple SW2 Lawyers Selected to Prestigious Super Lawyers Lists
Sagaser Watkins and Wieland PC is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys have been selected to multiple Super Lawyers lists! Two of our attorneys were selected as 2019 Super Lawyers while two others were chosen for the 2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star List....
Federal Court Clamps Down on California’s New Work Place Immigration Law
The State of California and the Trump administration continue to butt heads over the issue of immigration. In 2017, in response to the immigration policies of the Trump administration, the California legislature passed AB 450 (which became law as of January 1, 2018)...