New Employment Laws for 2020 Signed by Governor Newsom

New Employment Laws for 2020 Signed by Governor Newsom

The California legislature and Gavin Newsom have been busy in 2019. The following is a list of the new legislation impacting California employers. Most laws go into effect January 1, 2020, but a few go into effect immediately. Thank you to Phyllis Cheng who does an...
Labor Commissioner Takes Expansive View of ABC

Labor Commissioner Takes Expansive View of ABC

The ABC Test established by Dynamex made it difficult for employers to classify workers as independent contractors for claims “under the wage orders.” But what does that really mean? Which cases are “claims under the wage orders?” Not surprisingly, the Labor...
Fall 2018 New Employment Laws – Part 3 Joint Liability

Fall 2018 New Employment Laws – Part 3 Joint Liability

Fall 2018 New Employment Laws – Part 3 Now that the candy and costumes are gone, we have more updates and tweaks to California employment law to report. This week we focus on a joint liability. Yay! More ways employers can be liable for the mistakes of others. SB...