- California Family Rights Act is significantly expanded to include businesses that employ 5 or more employees.
- Notice Obligations for COVID-19 Exposure: AB 685 and New Cal/OSHA Rules
- Labor Code sections 230 and 230.1 re: Victims of Crime or Abuse Leave Requirements Expanded to Afford Additional Protections for Employees
- New requirement in CA that companies with 100 or more employees must submit specified pay data to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing
- Minimum Wage Increase
- $13.00/hr for employers with 25 or less employees.
- $14.00/hr for employers with 26 or more employees.
- The increase in minimum wage requires employers to evaluate pay for exempt employees and for companies that require employees to provide own hand tools.
- Ensure your anti-harassment policy includes a link to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s website address for sexual harassment training materials. The website address is https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/shpt/.
- Kin Care: Employees are solely responsible for designating kin care when they utilize sick leave.
- Expanded Timeframe to File DLSE Complaints
- Continued creation of exemptions to CA’s AB-5 Independent Contractor/Employee Classification law
- COVID-19 Worker’s Compensation Presumption For Employees
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