Author: Bianca Saad
San Francisco Passes Back-to-Work Ordinance
On June 23, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an emergency ordinance, known as the “Back to Work” emergency ordinance. The ordinance provides…
Santa Rosa’s Minimum Wage Ordinance Starts July 1
The Santa Rosa City Council passed a Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) in October 2019. Although the city council recently considered pushing back implementation to January…
Long Beach Adopts Worker Retention, Recall Ordinances
On May 19, 2020, the Long Beach City Council, following the lead of Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County, adopted worker retention and worker…
Remote Workers May Be Subject to Local Wage, Sick Leave Ordinances
If our work site is located in an area where only the California minimum wage rate applies, but due to COVID-19, some of our employees…
Local Minimum Wage Increases Coming July 1
July is just around the corner, and with it comes several local minimum wage increases throughout California. Here’s a list of localities that will have…
Long Beach Joins Localities With COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave
On May 19, 2020, Long Beach became the sixth California locality to adopt a supplemental paid sick leave ordinance related to COVID-19. Passed as an…
Cafeteria Plans, FSAs, Dependent Care Assistance Programs More Flexible Due to COVID-19
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released new guidance, Notice 2020-29, providing increased flexibility for individuals participating in section 125 cafeteria plans, health flexible spending arrangements…
Oakland Adopts Emergency COVID-19-Related Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
On May 12, 2020, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed the Emergency Paid Sick Leave for Oakland Employees ordinance, effective immediately upon adoption, to provide…
Los Angeles City and County Adopt Worker Retention, Right of Recall Ordinances
On April 29, 2020, the City of Los Angeles adopted two ordinances to provide legal protections to workers during the economic upheaval resulting from the…
New Unincorporated LA County COVID-19-Related Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
On April 28, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an interim urgency ordinance that went into effect immediately and requires employers with…
