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...

Labor Suits Against Employers

May 22, 2023 5:07 amMay 22, 2023 5:08 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3.5, Chapter 7 concerns suit involving employer and labor organizations. Section 1165 provides that suits for violation of contracts between an agricultural employer and an agricultural labor organization representing agricultural employees, or between any labor...

California Legislature Proposing Unemployment Benefits For Illegal Immigrants

May 16, 2023 4:06 pmMay 17, 2023 3:27 pm

The California Legislature is proposing a program to provide unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants coming to and residing in the state. Senate Bill 277 by State Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) proposes income assistance to unemployed “excluded workers” who...

Senate Democrats Praise Budget Raising Taxes on California Businesses

April 27, 2023 10:19 amApril 27, 2023 10:20 am

“Senate Democrats praise budget raising taxes on California businesses.” This is our headline. Here is how Senate Democrats spin their tax increase on California businesses: “Senate Leader Atkins, Budget Chair Skinner praise responsible budget plan to protect California progress, economy.”...

Workers’ Rights in Emergencies in California

April 2, 2023 8:52 amApril 2, 2023 8:58 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 11 provides for workers’ right in emergencies. Labor Code Section 1139 defines the following terms: “emergency condition” (not a health pandemic) and “a reasonable belief that the workplace or worksite in unsafe.” In...

SB 723: Displaced Workers

March 22, 2023 3:17 pmMarch 22, 2023 3:20 pm

Senate Bill 723 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) was amended to address displaced workers. SB 723 would amend Labor Code Section 2810.8 which requires certain employers to offer its laid-off employees specified information about job positions that become...

SB 336: Notice of COVID State and Local Guidance

October 5, 2021 10:05 amOctober 5, 2021 10:48 am

On October 4, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 336 by Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa-Bogh (R-Rancho Cucamonga). SB 336 adds and repeals Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 120120) of Part 1 of Division 105 of the Health and...