Recent Updates to the Fair Chance Act
What is the Fair Chance Act? The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently announced updated regulations to California’s Fair Chance Act of 2018. This Act, also known as “Ban the Box,” prohibits private and public sector employers with five...
New Pay Data Reporting Law Increases Enforcement of Equal Pay and Anti-Discrimination Laws
Last week, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 973 requiring certain employers to file a pay data report with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) containing information about employees’ pay, position, and demographics. The purpose of the new...
AB 1867 – Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
On September 19, 2020, Assembly Bill 1867 went into effect. This new legislation requires certain private employers to provide their California employees with paid sick leave if the absence is related to COVID-19. It also codifies Executive Order N-51-20, which...
New Law Expands and Clarifies Definition of Independent Contractor in California
On September 4, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2257. This new law modifies AB 5, whose strict ABC test resulted in many contractors being classified as employees. When passed, AB 5 impacted online content providers, news services, transportation companies,...
