BUILDING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES
California's Labor Commissioner issued an Opinion Letter on August 7, 2015 in response to the following inquiry: "If an employee currently works a regular 10 hour shift, and if the employer elects to proceed under a "no accrual or carry over" system in the manner...
On July 13, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill No. 304, which amended several aspects of California's paid sick leave law - the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 provides that an...
Below is the comments submitted to the ALRB on September 9, 2015. If you have questions regarding the ALRB's access rule, the ALRB's proposed worker education rule, or any other employment and labor law issues, please call (559) 421- 7000 and ask for one of our...
Earlier this summer, a major settlement was reached in two lawsuits, filed in 2009 and 2012, alleging failures to protect farm workers from heat illness and death. The lawsuits, titled Bautista, et al v. State of California, et al., were filed against Cal/OSHA by...
In an effort to address repeated questions and confusion relating to the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 (Paid Sick Leave Law), the bill's author, Assembly Member Lorena Gonzales of San Diego, has introduced AB 304 to clarify a number of uncertainties...