Author: Sarah Woolston
Employees May Use Sick/Family Leaves for Designated Person
My employee requested time off to care for her neighbor who just had surgery. Do I have to grant her request? Although a neighbor previously…
San Francisco Employer Annual Reporting Form Due May 1
Remember — employers covered by San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance or Health Care Security Ordinance (or both) must submit their Employer Annual Reporting Form to…
San Mateo County’s New Minimum Wage Ordinance
If you have a business in the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County, then you should be aware that San Mateo County is the latest…
Reminder for Retailers: LA’s Fair Work Week Ordinance Starts April 1
Starting April 1, 2023, retail businesses with at least 300 employees globally and doing any work in the city of Los Angeles will have new…
Several Cities Join California in Ending Local COVID-19 State of Emergency
On Tuesday, February 28, California will end its COVID-19 declaration of emergency, and the federal government anticipates terminating the national emergency on May 11, 2023….
San Francisco’s New Military Leave Pay
San Francisco employers with 100 or more employees should prepare to comply with yet another local ordinance that goes into effect on February 19, 2023!…
Los Angeles City COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ends Soon
In response to COVID-19, California and several California cities and counties adopted COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave orders or ordinances, but after three years of…
Mountain View’s New Wage Theft Ordinance
Not only does Mountain View currently have the highest minimum wage rate in California, it also recently enacted the Mountain View Wage Theft Ordinance, which requires…
Berkeley Adopts New Fair Work Week Ordinance
Editor’s note: This blog was updated on June 21, 2023, to clarify that the Berkeley Fair Workweek Ordinance becomes operative in January 2024. On November…
Los Angeles City’s New Fair Work Week Ordinance
On November 29, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council approved a Fair Work Week Ordinance, which goes into effect on April 1, 2023. Retail businesses…