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On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final rule regarding the classification of independent contractors versus employees, which becomes effective March 11, 2024. Although California employers are bound to the more restrictive “ABC Test” (that generally leads to findings that most workers are employees and not independent contractors), employers that are…

As California employers rightfully reflect on their accomplishments from 2023, it is time to look ahead to 2024 and make sure your company’s New Year’s Resolutions include the following: Employee Handbook/Policy Changes 2024 Paid Sick Leave Changes: As of January 1, 2024, most employers are required to provide 5 days/40 hours of paid sick leave…

If you use a staffing agency for your workforce, the California Supreme Court just issued an important decision that may affect your rights. In Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, the California Supreme Court held that a wage-hour class action settlement for $750,000 between an employee and the staffing company did not preclude the employee from…

On April 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 93. This new law, effective immediately and through 2024, requires hospitality-related employers to rehire certain employees who lost their jobs for pandemic-related reasons. Here are the key issues: Which employers are covered by SB 93? Hotels, private clubs, event centers, airport hospitality operations, airport service…

On January 14, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a disappointing decision in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc., determining that the “ABC test” the court formulated in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court is retroactive. To put this in context, we look back to the April 30, 2018 Dynamex decision that upended the…