New family leave rights incorporates former CFRA and adds protections
With the new year comes a new California family leave law. The new law replaces the former California Family Rights Act (CFRA). The new law also…
The Law at Work: Key developments in 2020
Executive action dominated legal response to pandemic The governor and other state and local executive officials, especially public health…
December 21st, 2020 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Employers have new emergency safety rules to follow for COVID
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal‑OSHA) just issued 21 pages of COVID‑19‑related emergency rules,…
December 7th, 2020 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Private employers have qualified right to mandate employee COVID-19 vaccination
Earlier this month, Pfizer and Moderna separately announced each of their COVID-19 vaccines had proven at least 90 percent effective in clinical…
November 23rd, 2020 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Is a home tutor an employee or independent contractor?
When the pandemic forced the premature closure of school facilities and the transition to remote instruction this spring, many parents suddenly and…
August 17th, 2020 | Categories: Articles & Publications, Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Time to submit discrimination/harassment claims tripled
The most important California workplace laws that will go into effect on Jan. 1 will make it harder to classify a worker as an independent…
December 23rd, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Live-in personal attendants: When the law at work hits home
California law defines a personal attendant as “any person employed by a private householder . . . to work in a private household, to…
October 29th, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: ABCs of AB5, independent contractor law
Last year, the California Supreme Court announced a demanding three-part test hiring entities must meet to classify workers as independent…
October 29th, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Restrictions on recruiting former colleagues may be void in California
Employers may no longer be able to keep former California-based employees from recruiting their former co-workers. Recent court rulings have…
September 20th, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: College football players not NCAA employees
In his the Law at Work Column in the San Diego Union-Tribune, SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton addressed the recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals…