Reminder: Los Angeles County Public Housekeeping Training Requirement Effective October 1, 2026
Starting October 1, 2026, covered hotel employers in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County must ensure that each hotel worker who works as a…
Cal/OSHA Approves Significant Changes to Employers’ First Aid Requirements
California employers should take a fresh look at their first aid programs as the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has approved first…
From the Experts: Fitness-for-Duty Exam? Best to Use Cautious, Case-by-Case Approach
After taking time off to have major surgery, one of my employees just returned to work. They have a strenuous job, and I’m concerned they…
From the Experts: Self-Audit Helps Ensure Prompt Correction of Form I-9 Errors
During a self-audit of our Forms I-9, we discovered that one of our employees had filled out the Spanish language Form I-9 instead of the…
DOL Opinion Letter on Travel Required During Meal Periods
On September 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published three new opinion letters covering specific factual inquiries into federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…
New DOL Opinion Letters on Volunteering, Tip Sharing
On September 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two new opinion letters covering specific factual inquiries into federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…
VETS Opinion Letter Takes Broad View of USERRA Retaliation
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) issued an opinion letter taking a broad position on what it considers retaliatory…
When an Employee Is Expecting: Register Now for Pregnancy, Bonding Leaves Webinar
Your employee walks in and announces they’re pregnant. Congratulations! But when an employee is expecting a child, employers must navigate a range of legal obligations….
From the Experts: Options to Consider When Regular Payday Falls on Weekend or Holiday
My company has been in business for less than a year, and when we started, we decided to go with a bimonthly pay schedule. Our…
From the Experts: California Overtime Covers Employee Working Temporarily Out of State
We are sending a nonexempt employee to a trade show in a state that does not have daily overtime. Because the employee will be working…
