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California Court Officers, Attaches, and Employees

October 23, 2024 2:00 pmOctober 23, 2024 2:10 pm

Section 69893.7 provides that certain provisions apply to the Yolo County superior and municipal courts, including job classifications, compensation, and court reporters. Section 69894 requires the superior court to provide any court user access to a lactation room in any...

Federal Rule Barring Non-Compete Narrows Gap Between California and Rest of U.S.

May 14, 2024 2:55 amMay 13, 2024 3:55 pm

California employers have contended with the state’s prohibition on post-termination non-compete agreements for more than 150 years, and they may now have a thing or two to teach the rest of the country. The Federal Trade Commission adopted a rule...

Union Reps OK to Accompany OSHA Inspections

March 29, 2024 11:22 amMarch 29, 2024 11:22 am

A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule will allow union reps to accompany agency inspections of worksites even if said worksite is non-union. On a media call Thursday afternoon, Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker said...

On-the-Job Training Programs under the California Labor Code

May 23, 2023 2:45 amMay 23, 2023 2:46 am

Labor Code Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 3 provides “other on-the-job” training programs. Section 3093 specifies that this section applies only when voluntarily requested by the parties to a collective bargaining agreement or by an employer, an employer’s association, or...

Political Affiliations under the California Labor Code

May 10, 2023 2:30 amMay 10, 2023 2:31 am

California Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 5 regulates political affiliations. Chapter 5 was added in 1937 by Chapter 90. Labor Code Section 1101 prohibits employers from making, adopting, or enforcing any rule, regulation, or policy (a) Forbidding or preventing...

Obligations of Employees under the California Labor Code

May 6, 2023 8:46 amMay 6, 2023 8:48 am

The California Labor Code, in Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 3, provides “obligations of employee.” Almost all of these seventeen statutes were enacted by Chapter 90 in 1937. The following are the specified obligations: One who, without consideration, undertakes to...

Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Workers’ Rights

May 2, 2023 6:32 amMay 2, 2023 6:38 am

On May 1, Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA) 7 was introduced by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), along with seven Senate Democratic co-authors. SCA 7, if placed before the voters, would add Section 1.5 to Article XIV of the California Constitution....