Less than a week after Los Angeles County implemented its mask mandate, the City of Pasadena followed suit. In response to an increase in its...
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Employees Can Still Pursue PAGA Remedies Despite Time-Barred Individual Claims
On July 21, 2021, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, held in Johnson v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. that a claim under the...
Long COVID Sufferers Have Coverage Under the ADA
The US Department of Health and Department of Justice came out with Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and...
Hidden Danger for Employers in Arizona’s Paid Sick Leave
Most Arizona employers know that the state has a robust and effective sick leave law, which allows employees to earn either 24 or 40 hours of...
Are You Unsure About Hiring a Dreamer?
Recently, a federal judge ruled that the DACA program protecting hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who came to the country as children was implemented unconstitutionally....
Masks and Vaccines: What Employers Need to Know
As the Delta variant spreads, local, state, and federal guidance on vaccines and masking is rapidly changing. On July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control...
Can Employers Require Vaccination Before Hiring New Employees?
As more employees return to the workplace, employers want to know whether they can require new hires to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before their first...
Employers Are Thinking Again about Vaccinations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President Biden himself are imploring people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Delta variant spreads more...
Los Angeles County Responds to Increased COVID-19 Deaths With New Mask Mandate
On July 17, 2021, at 11:59 p.m., a new mask mandate goes into effect for all of Los Angeles County. LA County consists of 88...
California Supreme Court: Regular Rate of Compensation for Meal and Rest Period Penalties Includes Non-Discretionary Incentive Payments
In an employee-friendly decision, the California Supreme Court on July 15, 2021, reversed a California Court of Appeal ruling that previously held the meal and...