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July 13, 2021
Ever notice that privacy notices are ubiquitous on the internet these days? It seems like you cannot visit a website without being barraged by a privacy notice of sorts.
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July 6, 2021
California employers know that overtime premiums are costly, and employers often ask us if there is a way to legally avoid paying overtime to non-exempt employees. There is potentially—and it involves the adoption of Alternative Workweek Schedule (“AWS”).
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June 29, 2021
Small and midsize businesses can face a quandary when it comes time to broaden their reach. They need an in-house attorney who can help with compliance and business transactions. Yet, many cannot afford a full-time general counsel. This is where the fractional general counsel comes in. A fractional general counsel, or GC, provides businesses with the legal and managerial skills of in-house counsel with the cost-effectiveness of a contract employee.
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June 23, 2021
As we said in our last blog post, Cal/OSHA has updated its masking guidance to align with federal policy. For California employers, this means that fully vaccinated employees may go maskless indoors, so as long as the employer knows which employees are fully vaccinated.
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June 18, 2021
Yesterday (Thursday, June 17), Cal/OSHA updated its Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) to align with federal policy—and the pandemic’s trajectory. For California employers, this is welcome news.
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June 10, 2021
As employers throughout the State of California are aware, last November Cal/OSHA promulgated extensive COVID-19 regulations (known as the Emergency Temporary Standards, or “ETS”). Given that these regulations were enacted before the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations, these regulations did not consider vaccination status and mandated (among other things) strict masking policies to protect workers from COVID-19.
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June 7, 2021
As the pandemic’s trajectory changes, so does federal guidance. On May 28, 2021, the EEOC issued its latest round of vaccination guidance, which employers in the United States would be well to keep in mind.
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May 25, 2021
When was the last time you revised your Employee Handbook? We recommend that employers do so at least once every two years to keep up-to-date with legal changes.
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May 19, 2021
By now, employers have heard through the proverbial grapevine that that employees are entitled to COBRA continuation health coverage subsidies under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). What many employers do not know, however, are the ARPA’s less glamorous—but equally critical—details.
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May 4, 2021
On April 16, 2021, California passed Senate Bill 93 (“SB 93”). SB 93 requires employers in the travel and hospitality industries to offer employees who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic their former position—or a similar position—as those positions become available. Employers must extend a re-hire offer within five business days of a position’s opening.
