On December 16, 2021, the second re-adoption of the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) were approved. The new ETS is set to take effect January 14, 2022. This readoption includes many changes to the current ETS, which were previously revised once before (here), but were soon withdrawn. Below are key revisions to the new ETS. Cal-OSHA…
Governor Newsom recently signed several new employment bills into law for 2022. Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted this year, prompting pandemic-related policy to be included in this year’s legislation. Below is a compilation of relevant new laws that California employers need to know. Unless otherwise noted, the new laws go into effect…
Yesterday, December 15, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a challenge to California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). PAGA is a California law that authorizes “aggrieved” employees to file lawsuits against an employer on behalf of themselves and other employees and to collect civil penalties on behalf of the Labor Commissioner for an…