The Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (the “PWFA”) became effective on June 27, 2023, which mandates that employers with 15 or more employees must provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations associated with pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
On March 25, 2024, the California Supreme Court ruled that an employee’s time spent waiting in the employee’s personal vehicle on their employer’s premises while undergoing an employer-mandated exit procedure by a security guard, is considered compensable “hours worked” under Wage Order No. 16, section 2(J).
Assembly Bill 2751 was recently introduced to the California State Assembly and proposes to add a Section 1198.2 to the Labor Code that would prevent employers from contacting employees outside of working hours, with limited exceptions.
Discrimination claims are rising. Just recently another national department store, Dillard’s Inc., settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for $70,000.00.
On February 16, 2024, the California State Senate introduced Senate Bill 1345 (“SB 1345”), which would make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take an adverse action against an applicant based on his or her criminal history. SB 1345 is currently pending review by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
On March 18, 2024, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration finally released a comprehensive model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan tailored for non-healthcare employers.
A recent lawsuit against Disneyland might show that for some of its employees, Disneyland is not the happiest place on earth. The lawsuit—a proposed class action lawsuit composed of over 100 current and former maintenance engineers—alleges several violations of California’s Labor Code.
A federal judge in Texas has enjoined a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB’s new rule would have made it easier for workers to be considered employees of more than one legal entity for labor-relations purposes, such as union organizing and collective bargaining efforts.
In a landmark decision, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled on a case involving Home Depot’s ban on its employee, Antonio Morales, wearing a Black Lives Matter apron at the Home Depot location where Morales worked in Brighton, Minnesota. The NLRB’s decision has sparked a renewed debate on the intersection of workplace policies and employees’ constitutional rights.
A California state judge has tentatively ruled that nearly 6,000 Black factory workers have grounds to sue Tesla Inc. for its alleged failure to address racial discrimination and harassment at its plant in Fremont, California.
