LightGabler Legal Updates

• 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

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