Paid Family Leave Costs Going Up – Will Gavin be Here to See That?

May 13, 2023 7:53 amMay 13, 2023 7:54 am

Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 951 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) to increase the size and scope of the state’s paid family leave (PFL) program. The bill (he vetoed a similar bill the year before during...

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...

Termination of Employment in California

May 3, 2023 7:07 amMay 3, 2023 7:11 am

Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 4 of the California Labor Code concerns the termination of employment.0 Article 4 was originally enacted by Chapter 90 in 1937. Labor Code Section 2920 provides that every employment is terminated by (a) Expiration of its...

Retraining and Rehabilitation under California’s Labor Code

March 31, 2023 7:18 amMarch 31, 2023 7:25 am

Division 4.7 of the California Labor Code deals with retraining and rehabilitation. Division 4.7 was added in 1971 by Chapter 1506. Section 6200 requires every public agency, its insurance carrier, and the State Department of Rehabilitation (SDR) to jointly formulate...

California’s WARN Act Requirements

March 26, 2023 7:59 amMarch 26, 2023 8:04 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 4, Chapter 4, Article 1 contains the “General Cal/WARN Requirements.” Article 1 was added in 2022 by Chapter 752. Section 1400 names the Chapter the “California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act” or “Cal/WARN...

SB 700: Cannabis Use by Employees

March 22, 2023 3:23 pmMarch 22, 2023 3:24 pm

Senate Bill 700 by Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Los Angeles) has recently been amended to address employment discrimination due to cannabis use. SB 700 would amend Government Code Section 12954 to make it unlawful for an employer to request information from...