by Teresa R. Tracy In late February, the California Supreme Court ruled that employers may not round time for meal breaks.[1]  This means that the large number of employers who still round clock in and out time cannot do so for meal breaks even if they continue to lawfully do it at the beginning and… …

by Tal K. Taylor California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave law expired December 31, 2020.  On March 19, 2021 Governor Newsom enacted a new law which expands upon the prior sick leave benefits and imposes new workplace notice obligations upon employers.  The law goes into effect March 29, 2021 and is retroactive to January 1,… …

by Tal K. Taylor In April 2020 Los Angeles County issued an interim urgency ordinance to establish supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19-related reasons for employees of businesses with 500 or more employees nationally.  That ordinance expired on 12/31/20.  However, last week the County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance to extend the sick leave… …

by Tal K. Taylor We can all agree that 2021 can’t come soon enough.  However, before leaping into the new year, California employers should ensure that they are up to date on the latest modifications to the State’s ever-evolving employment laws. Expansion of Family Leave Rights The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) which has historically… …

by Tal K. Taylor Governor Newsom recently enacted legislation that significantly expands employee leave rights under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA).  Currently, the CFRA requires employers to provide eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year due to the employees’ own illness, to care for a seriously ill family member… …

by Teresa R. Tracy AB 5, the controversial California landmark legislation that dramatically changed the landscape of independent contractor versus employee status, has barely been in place since it became effective January 1, 2020.  It was followed by much gnashing of teeth by both businesses and many independent contractors who found their relationships altered in… …

by Tal K. Taylor As many students begin the schoolyear without on-site instruction, the concept of in-home learning pods is gaining in popularity among parents and caregivers.  A group of families may decide to jointly hire a tutor to teach an in-person curriculum or to help facilitate or supplement the online curriculum of a school… …