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On September 30, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 10 (AB 10), which clarifies California Labor Code section 515.5’s exemption for computer professionals paid on a salaried basis.
In additio... more
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On November 5, 2007, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc. , holding that an employer may indemnify employees for reasonable and necessary business exp... more
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Labor and Employment
In accordance with a 2006 legislative enactment, effective January 1, 2008, the California minimum wage will increase by $0.50, from $7.50 per hour to $8.00 per hour. This increase will have broad-ranging effec... more
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On October 9, Governor Schwarzenegger signed California Assembly Bill (AB) 392 into law. AB 392 adds Section 395.10 to the California Military and Veterans Code and creates a new leave of absence right for spou... more
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On August 30, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Gentry v. Circuit City Stores, Inc. (Gentry) . In this important decision, the court held that a class action waiver contained in an empl... more
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In Green v. State of California , S137770, the California Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 opinion issued on August 23, that California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires plaintiffs to prove that they... more
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On August 17, regulations under California’s mandatory sexual harassment prevention training law took effect. Since the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) first proposed regulations under ... more
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On April 13, 2007, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (Murphy) , holding that the remedy provided by California Labor Code Section 226.7 (Section... more
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Labor and Employment
Earlier this week, legislative action was taken to delay, by 120 days, full implementation of San Francisco Measure F, known as the Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance).
As the February 5, 2007 effective dat... more
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Labor and Employment
With a November 7, 2006 statewide election approaching, employers are reminded that they should have posted a “Time Off to Vote” notice in their California workplaces at least 10 days before the election. A copy of the “... more
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Labor and Employment
On September 12, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law California Assembly Bill (AB) 1835 that will increase California’s minimum wage by $1.25 per hour in two steps over a period of one year. E... more
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Tax
In a recent California Superior Court case, Northwest Energetic Services, LLC v. California Franchise Tax Board (Cal. Super. Ct. No. CGC -05-437721? Mar. 3, 2006), the court held that the annual California fee based o... more
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Just as the January 1, 2006, deadline for compliance nears, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) has issued draft regulations clarifying some of the thorny issues and key questions that have surr... more