California creates a new presumption of retaliation The law, which takes effect, January 1, 2024 amends California Labor Code Sections 98.6 and 1197.5 to create a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if an employer takes an adverse action against an employee within...
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Month: November 2023
NEW RULES RE: MARIJUANA IN THE WORKPLACE AB 2188
Bill Was Passed in 2022 -Effective January 1, 2024 Prohibits most California employers: From engaging in any adverse action against virtually all employees for off-duty marijuana use. From engaging in any adverse action against virtually any employee due to results...
NEW FOR 2024 – CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS BEWARE – DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN
For decades, California employers have been required to develop an Injury Illness Prevention Program ("IIPP") designed to create/maintain a safe workplace for their workforce. By July 1, 2024, California is now requiring that employers take even further steps to...
NEW FOR 2024 – CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS BEWRE – NEW EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO A “REPRODUCTIVE LOSS” LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Employees Entitled to Time-Off For Reproductive Loss Events SB 848 will amend the California Government Code to require all private employers with five or more employees to provide job protected time off to California employees for a “reproductive loss event.” The...
NEW FOR 2024 – CA EMPLOYERS BEWARE – MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES
In addition to increasing the minimum wage across the State to account for inflation, California was also busy creating industry-specific minimum wages in healthcare and the fast food industry. Statewide MW for all employers will be $16.00: Effective January 1, 2024,...
NEW FOR 2024 California Employers Beware – Employees Entitled to MORE Sick Leave
Since 2014, California law has required that nearly all California employers provide no less than 3 days or 24 hours of paid sick leave ("PSL") to their employees. For 2024, California employers will now be required to provide more PSL to its California workforce. ...