LightGabler LLP Legal Updates
As a courtesy to its clients, friends, and colleagues in the legal profession, LightGabler LLP is pleased to present the following legal updates. These items have been prepared by the attorneys of LightGabler LLP for informational purposes only. They are not intended to be and should not be considered legal advice.
- New Year, New Rates: California Minimum Wage Increase for 2026
Posted September 24, 2025 - TIPS: New Tax Deduction for Employees = New Tracking & Reporting Requirements for Employers
Posted August 25, 2025 - New Safety Standards for Household Workers (SB 1350)
Posted July 31, 2025 - California's New Victim Protection Leave Notice is Here! Are You Compliant?
Posted July 28, 2025 - July’s Hot New Rates: Key Local Minimum Wage Increases
Posted June 24, 2025 - Minor Preoccupation: "SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMERTIME..."
Posted June 16, 2025 - Yes, You Can Skip Lunch - Court Says With a One-Time Waiver
Posted April 23, 2025 - Don’t Let an Outdated Handbook Cost You: 2025 Compliance Essentials
Posted April 11, 2025 - CalSavers: California Employers with One to Four Employees Need to Act
Posted March 25, 2025 - Driving You Mad? SB 1100 Requires Updates to Key Employment Documents
Posted March 14, 2025 - California Local City and County Minimum Wage Increases
Posted January 6, 2025 - The IRS Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rates are on the Rise for 2025
Posted December 20, 2024 - Five Proactive Steps for a Better 2025!
Posted December 12, 2024 - “It’s Like Déjà Vu All Over Again”! The Federal Department of Labor’s Latest Exemption Salary Threshold Increase is Rejected
Posted November 22, 2024 - Election Day Reminder: Get Posting, then Voting!
Posted October 15, 2024 - Covered Healthcare Employers: The Minimum Wage Increase is Here!
Posted October 10, 2024 - LA County’s Criminal Background Check Ordinance Is Live Today - For Unincorporated Areas Only
Posted September 3, 2024 - Cal/OSHA Cranks Up the Heat with its New Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standards (Effective July 23, 2024)
Posted July 29, 2024 - PAGA Reform: Everything Employers Need to Know
Posted July 10, 2024 - As Temperatures Rise, Local Minimum Wages Soar July 1st Is Here!
Posted July 1, 2024 - California Updates Two Mandatory Documents
Posted June 18, 2024 - Yes, You Have to Pay for That! California Supreme Court Finds Certain Security Screening Time, Travel Time Thereafter, and On-Site Meal Breaks are Compensable
Posted June 13, 2024 - Workplace Violence Prevention Plans: The July 1st Deadline is Upon Us! Are You Prepared?
Posted June 6, 2024 - Federal Department of Labor Raises the Exemption Salary Threshold
Posted May 28, 2024 - Workplace Violence Prevention: Cal/OSHA Issues its Model WVPP Form and Guidance
Posted March 28, 2024 - AB 51 Arbitration Agreement Update: the Final Nail in the Coffin
Posted March 1, 2024 - Does Your Confidentiality Agreement Contain Unlawful Non-Compete Provisions?
Posted February 12, 2024 California's Labor Commission Issues Revised Notices and Paid Sick Leave (S.B. 616) FAQs - IRS Standard Mileage Reimbursement for 2024 -- It's a Mixed Bag
Posted January 11, 2024 - Are You Sick of it Yet? California Employers Must Provide Increased Paid Sick Leave to Employees in 2024
Posted October 6, 2023 - If You Can't Take the Time, You Can't Consider the Crime...California's New Fair Chance Act Regulations
Posted September 29, 2023 - Use of AI is on the Rise: Three Key Things to Watch When Using AI in the Workplace
Posted September 26, 2023 - The USCIS Issues a New I-9 Form
Posted August 30, 2023 - The U.S. Supreme Court Raises the Bar on Employers' Denial of Employees' Religious Accommodation Requests
Posted June 30, 2023 - The Federal DOL Issues PUMP Act Guidance and Updates Its FLSA Notice
Posted June 27, 2023 - Can You Track Your Employee Using Cell Phone Application Software?
Posted May 5, 2023 - Federal Laws Are Catching Up With California Regarding Pregnant and Lactating Workers
Posted May 3, 2023 - COVID-19: Cal/OSHA Issues Revised Non-Emergency FAQ Updates
Posted March 16, 2023 - COVID-19: CDPH Order Updates for Health Care Workers and All Californians
Posted March 10, 2023 - AB 51 ARBITRATION UPDATE: Mandatory Arbitration Agreements are Back in Vogue
Posted February 22, 2023 - The IRS Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rates are on the Rise for 2023
Posted January 27, 2023 - COVID-19: "Good Tidings We Bring to You and Your Team" -- Two Year Non-Emergency Standards, and a Happy New Year!
Posted December 21, 2022 - COVID-19: California Extends Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through 2022 (AB 152)
Posted October 3, 2022 - COVID-19: CDPH Updates its Orders for Health Care Workers and Schools
Posted September 16, 2022 - The California Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Employers Regarding Penalties for Non-Compliant Meal and Rest Breaks
Posted August 17, 2022 - The IRS Increases Mileage Rates as Gas Prices Soar
Posted June 20, 2022 - The U.S. Supreme Court Hands Employers a Victory on Arbitration of PAGA Disputes
Posted June 17, 2022 - COVID-19: CDPH Order Updates and a Reminder to Stay Vigilant
Posted June 15, 2022 - COVID-19: Cal/OSHA Once Again Revises the Emergency Temporary Standards
Posted May 9, 2022 - TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY...THAT IS THE QUESTION. The Pros and Cons of Employment Practices Liability Insurance
Posted May 3, 2022 - California Employment Law Updates: 12 Things to Know for 2022
Posted April 20, 2022 - Working Overtime In California Without Paying For Overtime
Posted April 5, 2022 - HR 4445 Amends the Federal Arbitration Act to Ban Pre-Dispute Agreements to Arbitrate Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims
Posted March 11, 2022 - COVID-19: California's Labor Commission Issues Its Model Notices on SB 114's COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Posted February 16, 2022 - COVID-19: California's COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Will Become Effective February 19, 2022
Posted February 11, 2022 - COVID-19: California Revives COVID-19 Sick Leave Benefits Retroactive to January 1, 2022 For Employers With 26 Or More Employees
Posted February 8, 2022 - COVID-19: U.S. Supreme Court Blocks the OSHA Large Employer Vaccine Mandate But Allows the CMS Healthcare Mandate to Go Forward
Posted January 13, 2022 - COVID-19: Cal/OSHA Revises the Emergency Temporary Standards for COVID-19 Prevention
Posted January 12, 2022 - COVID-19: California and Local Jurisdictions Update Quarantine/Isolation Rules to Combat Omicron Variant Surge
Posted January 5, 2022 - COVID-19: Federal OSHA's Vaccine Mandate Is Reinstated For Employers With 100 Or More Employees
Posted December 21, 2021 - COVID-19: California Issues Updated Mask Guidance Requiring Masks In All Indoor Locations
Posted December 15, 2021 - COVID-19: Preliminary Injunction Temporarily Blocks Implementation Of The Contractor And CMS Vaccine Mandates
Posted December 8, 2021 - COVID-19: Federal Vaccine Mandates Are In Limbo Once Again
Posted November 8, 2021 - COVID-19: EEOC Issues New Guidance on Religious Accommodations For Vaccination Mandates
Posted November 3, 2021 - The Status of California's Arbitration Agreements Remains Uncertain As An En Banc Review Is Sought Of Ninth Circuit's Decision Regarding AB 51
Posted October 25, 2021 - Is Your Company In Compliance With The California Consumer Privacy Act?
Posted October 19, 2021 - COVID-19: U.S. Government Issues Vaccination Mandate
Posted September 29, 2021 - California's AB 51 Ban On Mandatory Arbitration Partially Reinstated By Ninth Circuit Court
Posted September 21, 2021 - COVID-19: Various Counties Mandate Masks For All Individuals, Regardless of Vaccination Status
Posted August 31, 2021 - COVID-19: California Mandates that K-12 School Workers Verify Vaccination Status Or Test Weekly
Posted August 11, 2021 - COVID-19: California Health Care Workers Must be Fully Vaccinated by September 30, 2021
Posted August 6, 2021 - COVID-19: California Directs State Employees And Health Care Workers To Report Vaccination Status And Adds New Masking And Testing Requirements
Posted July 30, 2021 - California Supreme Court Confirms That The "Regular Rate of Pay" For Meal And Rest Break Premium Pay Must Include All Nondiscretionary Compensation
Posted July 26, 2021 - COVID-19: CAL/OSHA Revises Its Emergency Temporary Standards For COVID-19 Preventions And The Governor Expedites Implementation
Posted June 21, 2021 - COVID-19: CAL/OSHA Backtracks On Its Revised ETS Rulemaking - The Old ETS Is Back (For Now)
Posted June 10, 2021 - COVID-19: The New Normal? A Look At What June 15, 2021, Means For California Employers In Light Of CAL/OSHA'S Proposed Revised ETS
Posted June 7, 2021 - COVID-19: Have You Issued The ARPA COBRA Subsidy Notices Yet?
Posted May 27, 2021 - COVID-19: California State Issues A "Right To Recall" For Employees In Hospitality And Other Industries
Posted April 22, 2021 - COVID-19: California's Labor Commission Issues A Model Notice And Guidance On SB 95'S COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Posted March 24, 2021 - COVID-19: California Implements New COVID-19 Sick Leave Benefits Retroactive to January 1, 2021 For Employers With 26 Or More Employees
Posted March 23, 2021 - COVID-19: Federal American Rescue Plan Act Provides Continued Economic Relief To Businesses And Workers
Posted March 15, 2021 - COVID-19: The DFEH (Finally) Chimes In On Mandatory Vaccinations And The CDC Issues Recommendations For Fully Vaccinated Individuals
Posted March 12, 2021 - Is Your Handbook Ready for 2021?
Posted March 4, 2021 - COVID-19: California Cities And Counties Impose Their Own COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Requirements
Posted February 17, 2021 - To Require or Not Require (Vaccinations)...That Is The Question
Posted February 11, 2021 - My Employee Might Have COVID-19...What Should I Do?
Posted January 21, 2021 - COVID-19: Newly Signed Federal Stimulus Bill Provides Additional COVID-19-Related Economic Relief
Posted December 28, 2020 - COVID-19: 'Tis The (COVID-19) Holiday Season!
Posted December 22, 2020 - COVID-19: CAL/OSHA'S Emergency Temporary Standards For COVID-19 Prevention
Posted December 3, 2020 - COVID-19: Deck The (Workplace) Halls With Protocols: Navigating The Holidays During A Pandemic
Posted November 23, 2020 - COVID-19: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: California Turns Purple, Masks Are Mandatory
Posted November 17, 2020 - California Family Rights Act Expanded To Cover Small Employers And More Family Members In 2021
Posted October 12, 2020 - Employers Beware -- New Worker's Compensation Reporting Requirements For COVID-19-Positive Employees (Including Retroactive Reporting!)
Posted September 24, 2020 - COVID-19: California Imposes Mandatory COVID-19 Exposure Reporting Requirements
Posted September 18, 2020 - COVID-19: California's Labor Commission Issues Guidance and Model Notices on AB 1867's COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Posted September 16, 2020 - The DOL Modifies Key FFCRA Regulations; California Complicates Matters With Its Own COVID-19 Benefits Law
Posted September 14, 2020 - Governor Newsom Uses a "Dimmer Switch" Model to Roll Back the State Reopening Process for Certain Industry Sectors and Counties
Posted July 14, 2020 - The U.S. Supreme Court Catches Up With California, Extending Federal Anti-Discrimination Protections Under Title VII To Gay And Transgender Employees
Posted June 18, 2020 - COVID-19: CARES Act Changes Provide PPP Borrowers With More Flexibility
Posted June 5, 2020 - COVID-19: Updates From The State and Counties of California, CDC, DOL (FFCRA) and SBA/Treasury CARES Act and PPP Loans)
Posted June 1, 2020 - GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS: Preparing to Reopen the California Workplace
Posted May 12, 2020 - COVID-19: I'm From The Government, And I'm Here To Help...
Posted March 31, 2020 - COVID-19: Federal "CARES Act" Provides Economic Relief To Businesses and Workers
Posted March 29, 2020 - COVID-19: Newly Updated DOL On The FFCRA Is A Game-Changer
Posted March 27, 2020 - COVID-19: DOL Issues Guidance and Model Notices on FFCRA
Posted March 25, 2020 - COVID-19: Are My Workers Essential In A Shut-Down Environment?
Posted March 24, 2020 - COVID-19: Immediate Relief To Help Businesses Offset The Cost Of Paid Leave Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted March 21, 2020 - COVID-19: California Implements "Stay At Home"Order
Posted March 20, 2020 - COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted March 19, 2020 - COVID-19 Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted March 18, 2020 - COVID-19 Resources for Employers
Posted March 18, 2020 - COVID-19 School Closures & Employment Issues
Posted March 13, 2020 - Navigating the Coronavirus Outbreak
Posted March 9, 2020 - Five Things Business Owners Need To Know About California’s New Privacy Laws
Posted January 21, 2020 - Dynamex Is Now The Law of Independent Contractor Land, For Most Employers
Posted October 8, 2019 - Deadline to Conduct Harassment Training Is Extended
Posted September 3, 2019 - The Crown Act Prevents Hairstyle Discrimination
Posted August 14, 2019 - California Employers: Written Offer Letters More Important Than Ever
Posted May 8, 2019 - How to Prevent, Address, and Remedy Harassment Complaints in a Law Firm
Posted May 6, 2019 - Audit Your HR Practices Early in 2019 to Find Hidden Traps that May Bite You
Posted January 15, 2019 - Supervisors and Non-Supervisors Must Receive Training in 2019
Posted January 15, 2019 - A State-Sponsored Retirement Plan Is On The Horizon
Posted December 17, 2018 - The IRS Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rates Are On The Rise For 2019
Posted December 17, 2018 - #MeToo Changes The Contract and Settlement Landscape
Posted December 7, 2018 - A Blockbuster Sexual Harassment Bill
Posted December 7, 2018 - Janitors, It's Time To Clean Up Your Compliance
Posted December 7, 2018 - OSHA Clarifies Its Safety Incentive Programs & Post-Accident Drug Testing Standards
Posted November 15, 2018 - Is Your Sexual Harassment Communication Privileged?
Posted November 15, 2018 - Do You Have 5 Employees or More? If So, Your Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements Just Expanded
Posted November 15, 2018 - Minimum Wage On The Rise Again
Posted November 15, 2018 - Agriculture Employers It's Time For Overtime Reminder
Posted November 15, 2018 - California Enacts Gender Quotas For Board Of Directors
Posted October 8, 2018 - Contractors To Be Required To Report Civil Action Judgments and Settlements To The Licensing Board
Posted October 8, 2018 - Act Now to Comply with New Background-Check Rules – Effective September 21, 2018!
Posted September 20, 2018 - Make Sure Your Spanish/English Arbitration Agreements Are Identical
Posted September 7, 2018 - Salary History: Demystifying The Ban
Posted September 7, 2018 - "Rounding Policy" Wins A Round In The Court Of Appeal
Posted September 7, 2018 - Arbitration Do's and Arbitration Dont's
Posted September 7, 2018 - Supreme Court Serves Starbucks A Cup Of "Express-No"! The Time Was Compensable, Even If "De Minimis"
Posted July 30, 2018 - If My Employees Work 7 Days In A Row, What Do I Owe?
Posted July 18, 2018 - New FEHA Amendments Greatly Expand National Origin Protections
Posted June 4, 2018 - U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements
Posted May 21, 2018 - Beware of the 'Me-Too' Evidence Riptide
Posted May 21, 2018 - Salary History Cannot Be Used To Justify Unequal Pay
Posted May 11, 2018 - School's Out, Summer's Here…But Before You Bring On A Summer Intern, Let's Take One More Test: The "Primary Beneficiary" Test
Posted May 11, 2018 - California Supreme Court Gives Employers the ABCs Of How To Determine Independent Contractor Status
Posted May 1, 2018 - Individual Defendants Must Show The Lawsuit Was Frivolous to Recover Attorney Fees
Posted April 25, 2018 - Tax Deductions No Longer Allowed for Confidential Sexual Harassment Settlements
Posted April 23, 2018 - Securing and Defending Trademarks Protect Exclusive Rights To Use
Posted April 17, 2018 - Baby Steps for Employers: Five Ways to Comply With California's Employment Laws
Posted March 12, 2018 - The California Supreme Court Agrees With the DLSE Interpretation of How to Calculate Overtime On Flat Sum Non-Discretionary Bonuses
Posted March 8, 2018 - Labor laws driving businesses to leave state [PDF]
Posted March 2018 - New Contractor Wage Liabilities [PDF]
Posted February 2018 - IRS Warns of New Surge in W-2 Phishing Scheme in 2018
Posted February 14, 2018 - Now Trending: Employee “Call-Ins” Require Payments
Posted January 22, 2018 - IRS Issues New Mileage Reimbursement Rates for 2018
Posted December 18, 2017 - Retooling Your Hiring Process to Meet 2018 Legal Requirements
Posted December 15, 2017 - Do You Operate a Website? Have You Appointed Your Designated Copyright Agent to Avoid Potential Liability?
Posted December 11, 2017 - OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Deadline Extended
Posted December 4, 2017 - New DFEH Poster Required By January 1, 2018
Posted December 4, 2017 - New Year, New Laws, New Headaches…
Posted October 17, 2017 - First-Time Ruling: “Client Employer” Must Pay for Subcontractor’s Wage Violations
September 25, 2017 - Predatory Litigation Target: Your Website
August 15, 2017 - New I-9 Form Issued By USCIS
Posted July 21, 2017 - New Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Sample Notice Form Published By The Labor Commission
Posted July 7, 2017 - Transgender at Work: New Rules Starting July 1st
Posted June 23, 2017 - Certain Commissioned Employees Must Be Paid Separately For Rest Periods
March 13, 2017 - When is a Rest Period Really NOT a Rest Period?
January 17, 2017 - Los Angeles "Bans the Box"
December 6, 2016 - Preliminary Injunction Temporarily Blocks 12-1-16 Enforcement of White Collar Exemption Regulations
November 28, 2016 - Exempt Employees Are About To Become Much More Costly - Should You Reclassify? [PDF]
October 2016 - OSHA Issues New Rules for Injury Reporting
August 5, 2016 - Give It A Rest, Will You? California Courts Weigh In On Rest Periods [PDF]
July 2016 - The New Sick Leave Ordinance in Los Angeles is Enough to Make an Employer Ill
June 17, 2016 - Department of Labor Increases the Minimum Exempt Salary Threshold Effective December 1, 2016
May 19, 2016 - Paid Family Leave Program Amendments on the Horizon for 2016
May 2, 2016 - New Pregnancy Leave Poster Required as of 4/1/2016
April 5, 2016 - Here We Go Again – California’s Historic Minimum Wage Hike!
April 4, 2016 - Correcting Wage and Hour Misclassification Errors [PDF]
April 2016 - Is Your Company Ready to Distribute its Revamped Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Policies (and Complaint Procedures)?
March 28, 2016
Posted January 22, 2024