Does employer have duty to keep remote workplace safe from criminal conduct?
A California employer has a statutory duty to provide its employees with a safe and healthful workplace. During the pandemic, employers have…
Court: No right to immediate vacation payout where benefits continued during furlough
Many California businesses that shut down when the pandemic started in the U.S. two years ago almost to the day furloughed staff indefinitely,…
March 14, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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What you need to know about new COVID-19 leave law
California’s 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) law requires employers with 26 or more employees to provide their employees…
February 28, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Legal perils of workplace romance
Happy Valentine’s Day. Last February, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) released a survey that found over a third of American…
February 14, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Making sense of recent rulings on workplace vaccination mandates
The U.S. Supreme Court and other courts in California and elsewhere have issued rulings in recent weeks on government‑imposed vaccine…
January 31, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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2 courts, 2 sets of COVID-19 emergency workplace rules, 2 different outcomes. What it means
On Thursday, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from enforcing COVID-19…
January 17, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Reason for employers to adopt strong COVID safety rules: Potential liability for nonemployee infections
An employee injured at work generally is limited to workers compensation benefits, which the worker is entitled to receive whether the employer was…
January 3, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek Attorney Robert S. Brewer, Jr. Awarded Distinguished Public Service Award
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek attorney Robert S. Brewer, Jr. was honored by the U.S. Coast Guard with a Distinguished Public Service Award. U.S.…
CAL-OSHA, EEOC update COVID-19 workplace law
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reimposed mask mandates in public indoor settings. Under existing Occupational Safety and…
December 17, 2021 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Dan Eaton Again Recognized as San Diego Influential Leader
Congratulations to SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton for being named to the San Diego Business Journal’s 2021 SD500, recognizing the most…