Effective January 1, 2025, job postings, applications and other pre-employment materials cannot indicate that an applicant must have a driver’s license unless certain conditions are satisfied.
New FEHA Amendment
On September 28, 2024, Governor ...
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Workplace Violence Prevention Planning
Virtually all California employers must have a workplace violence prevention plan in place by July 1, 2024. Cal/OSHA's model plan offers a starting point for creating a compliant plan.
In addition to a model workplace violence prevention plan, ...
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Beginning 2024, Employers Will Be Required to Provide 40 Hours (or 5 Days) of Paid Sick Leave to All Employees
An overview of the Paid Sick Leave Law
In 2014, California enacted the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act, also known as the Paid Sick Leave Law (PSLL). The PSLL covers all employers in the State of California as well as all full-time, ...
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Use of Criminal History Information in Employment Decisions Has Become More Difficult Due to Recent Changes to California’s Background Check Law
In 2018, California enacted the Fair Chance Act (“FCA”), also known as the “ban-the-box” law, which added the FCA to California’s employment anti-discrimination statute, the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), which is enforced by the Civil ...
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Holiday Pay: When Must Employers Pay for Holidays?
As California continues to expand its list of “recognized” holidays with the addition of Genocide Remembrance Day, Juneteenth, and Native American Day, many employers are left asking what rules they must follow regarding holiday pay? There are many ...
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