By Rebecca Gombos, Esq. On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 152 (“AB 152”) into law, which extends California’s Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) from September 30, 2022, to December 31, 2022, implements new testing requirements, and provides relief for small businesses and nonprofits. While SPSL will now be available through the end of the year, AB 152 does not provide an additional bank of time to those employees who may have already exhausted their allotted SPSL for the year. As a recap, for employers with more than 25 employees, full-time employees are entitled up to […]

By Roxana E. Verano, Esq. & Renia Zadourian, Esq. Senate Bill No. 1162 (SB 1162) signed by Governor Newsom on September 27, 2022, and effective January 1, 2023, requires California Employers to submit additional employees’ pay data to the California Civil Rights Department (CRD, formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing) and to proactively provide pay scales in job postings. Pay Data Reporting Existing federal and state laws already require employers with 100 or more employees to submit annual pay data reports. SB 1162 additionally requires employers to submit pay data that includes the median and mean hourly rates […]

JULY 1, 2022: MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AND IRS MILEAGE RATE INCREASE; JANUARY 1, 2023: WAGE INCREASE FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES Effective July 1, 2022, various municipalities across California will be increasing the minimum wage under their local minimum wage ordinances. The amount of the wage rate increase varies by city and county, and some municipalities distinguish between large and small employers. Employers in the following California locations should review their pay rates for compliance with the new minimum wage rates, effective July 1, 2022. City of Alameda: From $15.00 to $15.75. City of Berkeley: From $16.32 to $16.99. City of Emeryville: […]

Department of Industrial Relations Releases additional guidance on COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Employers All employees working for employers with 26 or more employees are entitled to up to 80 hours of 2022 COVID-19 related paid sick leave from January 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022, immediately upon an oral or written request with up to 40 of those hours available only when an employee or family member tests positive for COVID-19. A full-time covered employee may take up to 40 hours of leave if the employee is unable to work or telework for any of the following reasons: […]

Governor Newsom signed California Senate Bill 114 (“SB 114”) into law requiring employers who have more than 25 employees to provide Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”). The Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law creates new California Labor Code Section 248.6 and takes effect on February 19, 2022, and will remain in effect until September 30, 2022. The law requires employers to provide Supplemental Paid Sick Leave to employees retroactively back to January 1, 2022. This law broadens the reasons employees can take COVID-19 sick leave, as specified below. It also permits employers to request proof of a positive COVID-19 test as […]

We are pleased to bring you the 2022 Labor Law Update video by our employment attorney, Kristina Kourasis, Esq. to keep you informed with new employment laws as you make your way into the new year. Check out this informative video, packed with lots of employment law updates and over 30 minutes of Q&A. Contact your employment attorney or give us a call at (818) 986-7561 to make sure you’re in compliance with the new law. 01:29 – 05:00 Minimum Wage Increase 05:01 – 05:55 Meal Breaks (meal punch rounding is not allowed in California) 05:56 – 06:37 SB 62 […]