LightGabler Legal Updates
As a courtesy to its clients, friends, and colleagues in the legal profession, LightGabler is pleased to present the following legal updates. These items have been prepared by the attorneys of LightGabler for informational purposes only. They are not intended to be and should not be considered legal advice.
- 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