02.10.21
The California Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court—where the state’s highest court adopted a new standard that made it more difficult for businesses to classify their workers as independent contractors—applies ...
01.29.21
The New York Paid Family Leave program took effect in January 2018 and featured annual increases to its benefit entitlements through 2021.
12.30.20
With the impending installment of a new presidential administration, employers can expect a potential wave of newly-proposed, employment-related federal legislation.
12.28.20
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the latest round of COVID-19 legislation, the 5,500-page Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
12.21.20
Faced with an increasing number of COVID-19 infections across the state, late last month, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued emergency regulations intended to establish COVID-19 safety procedures in California workplaces.
12.17.20
Manatt’s employment group shares the top ten COVID-19 Vaccine Issues for employers.
12.04.20
On Thursday, December 3, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the release of a new regional Stay-at-Home Order in response to increases in rates of new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths across the state.
11.30.20
As a COVID-19 vaccine nears reality, employers may naturally ask whether they can require their employees to get vaccinated.
11.23.20
On Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, the Standards Board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) voted unanimously to move forward with a set of new regulations that heighten workplace safety requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11.19.20
The battle over how to label workers in the gig economy continues in California, with voters approving a new measure exempting ride-sharing companies from a state law declaring drivers to be employees.