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December 1, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

San Jose Voters Approve Ballot Measure E

San Jose voters passed Ballot Measure E in the recent November 2016 elections. This new law, sometimes called the “Opportunity to Work Ordinance,” requires that covered San Jose employers offer existing part-time employees additional work hours before hiring any temporary, part-time, or new workers. The new law also... READ MORE

November 28, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Federal Judge Blocks New Department of Labor Overtime Rules, Including Minimum Salary Required for Exemptions

Last week, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing its new overtime rules that were scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2016. Among other things, these new overtime rules would have required employers to pay “exempt”... READ MORE

November 11, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

California Minimum Wage Increases to $10.50 on January 1, 2017

For businesses with more than 25 employees, the state’s minimum wage will increase from $10.00/hour to $10.50/hour starting on January 1, 2017. [Note: Employers in San Francisco and Oakland (and many other municipalities), however, this new state minimum wage is still lower than the local minimum wage required by... READ MORE

October 31, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

California Court Rules that Pay Stub Need Not Include Vacation or PTO Balances

California Labor Code §226 itemizes the many pieces of information that must be contained on an employee’s wage statement. These include the gross wages earned, the total number of regular and overtime hours worked, the deductions, the net wages earned, and the legal name and address of the... READ MORE

October 3, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

California Employers Cannot Force Employees to Litigate or Arbitrate in Another State

California employment laws are some of the most pro-employee laws in the nation. That’s why so many large California employers, and their clever legal counsel, often try to get California employees to sign employment agreements that prohibit the employee from suing in this state (forcing them, instead, to... READ MORE

October 1, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Governor Brown Signs SB 1007 Allowing Parties in Arbitration to Request Reporters for Hearings and Depositions

Last week, Governor Brown Signed SB 1007, which gives the parties to an arbitration “the right to have a certified shorthand reporter transcribe any deposition, proceeding, or hearing as the official record.” This new law requires the party who wants to the reporter make his/her/its request in a... READ MORE

September 29, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Governor Brown Signs AB 1732, Requiring Single User Restrooms to be Available to Both Genders

Earlier today, Governor Brown signed AB 1732 which prohibits businesses from labeling a single-user restroom as either “male” or “female.” Instead, as a result of this new law which takes effect on March 1, 2017, if a business has a single-user restroom it must make that restroom available to... READ MORE

September 14, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Governor Brown Signs AB 2337 Adding Additional Notice Obligations on Employers

Earlier today, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2337, a bill that requires employers with 25 or more employees to provide notice to employees of their right to take protected time off, without threat of termination or retaliation, for domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. This notice must... READ MORE

September 13, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

Job Available — Family Law Associate Attorney

I have been exclusively retained by the Silicon Valley family law firm Hanson Crawford Crum Family Law Group to recruit a new associate for their growing family law practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of the largest and most prestigious family law firms in... READ MORE

August 30, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

75% of Workers Report Experiencing “Workplace Bullying”

According to a recent article in Forbes magazine, workplace bullying is “frighteningly common,” with 75% of all workers reporting that they have been the target of abusive behavior at work. Workplace bullying is defined by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) as “repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the... READ MORE

August 26, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Retaliation

On August 25, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues. The EEOC’s new enforcement guidance is critical for all employers because it states clearly the EEOC’s intention to more vigorously enforce federal anti-retaliation laws. It also provides employers with some... READ MORE

July 15, 2016 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Report on Harassment in the Workplace

In January 2015, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) established a special task force to study harassment in the workplace. That task force spent a year and a half studying the “myriad and complex issues” involved in workplace harassment. Last month, the EEOC task force published their... READ MORE

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