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December 30, 2012 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

New Disability Regulations Take Effect December 30, 2012

On November 30, 2012, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Fair Employment and Housing Commission’s (FEHC’s) new disability regulations. The new regulations state explicitly that the focus under California law is now whether employers “have provided reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities, whether all parties... READ MORE

December 14, 2012 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

CA Supreme Court Depublishes Two Post-Brinker Opinions

Following the CA Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision in Brinker last year, which I blogged about here, California’s lower courts were left to resolve the numerous meal and rest break cases that were ordered held pending the resolution of Brinker. Two of these cases received an extraordinary amount of press coverage, and both were... READ MORE

December 10, 2012 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

New Bill, AB 10, Seeks Increase in State’s Minimum Wage

On Monday December 3, 2012 — the first day of the next legislative session — Assembly member Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) introduced a new bill (AB 10) that would significantly raise the state’s minimum wage to $8.25 beginning in 2014. The bill proposes additional increases in 2015 (to $8.75) and... READ MORE

December 5, 2012 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

New Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulations Take Effect December 30, 2012

On November 30, 2012, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Fair Employment and Housing Commission’s (FEHC’s) new pregnancy disability leave (PDL) regulations. The main purpose of these new regulations is to help workers affected by pregnancy stay in their job. These new regulations, which become effective on... READ MORE

November 6, 2012 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

CA Employees Get Time Off to Vote

With the election here, California employers are reminded that California law provides employees with up to 2 hours paid time off to vote if an employee provides 2 working days’ notice of the need for time off tp to vote. To qualify, the employee must state only that... READ MORE

October 30, 2012 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Court Rules that Rounding of Employee Time is Permissible

Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal issued an unprecedented ruling in See’s Candy Shops, Inc. v. Superior Court. The Court ruled that it was permissible under California law for employers to round employee time when calculating actual hours worked. It is the first published California appellate case to... READ MORE

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