Originally published for HR California
A recent Ninth Circuit decision allows a former employee to proceed with her Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination claims despite working for an employer with fewer than 15 employees. In this ...
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Customer’s Solicitation of Male Manicurist Enough to Establish Hostile Work Environment
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A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision handed an employer a partial win — for discrimination, but not harassment. In this case, plaintiff Vincent Fried, a manicurist in a salon at the Wynn Las Vegas ...
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PAGA: Employee with Outdated Individual Claim May Proceed with Representative Claim
Under the California Labor Code's Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA), an aggrieved employee — acting solely on their own behalf and/or on behalf of other current and former employees — may bring a civil action to enforce Labor Code ...
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California Employers Permitted to Drop Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Workers
Changes to Emergency Temporary Standards to Take Effect Immediately
On June 17, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board held a special meeting to adopt yet further revisions to the existing Emergency Temporary Standards first ...
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Employers Must Provide Notice of Free COBRA Coverage
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) enacted in March 2021 provides up to 100% COBRA coverage for all individuals who have qualifying events, such as layoffs, during the pandemic. The government subsidy will reimburse the employer through tax credits ...
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New COVID Sick Leave Mandate Requires California Employers to Provide an Additional 80 Hours of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Introduced, passed by both houses, and signed by Governor Newsom all in the same week, SB 95 provides a new 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-related purposes to virtually all California employees who work for employers with 25 or ...
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SB 1159 Expands Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 Claims
California’s Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 (SB 1159) into law on September 17, 2020. SB 1159 amends existing workers’ compensation laws to address the impact of employees who contract COVID-19 at work and remains in effect through January ...
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California Requires Employers to Provide Workplace COVID Notifications (AB 685)
Updated December 7, 2020
As employers continue trying to navigate the many challenges of running a business during a pandemic, all California businesses should prepare themselves for the new COVID notice requirements heading their way. Following ...
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