by Laura Lee Just as the Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) was due to expire in September, Governor Newsom extended legislation to require employers of 26 or more employees to continue to provide job-protected leave to workers for COVID-19 related reasons. The SPSL bill is effective retroactively from January 1, 2022 to the new deadline …
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by Jennifer Grady, Esq. Due to rising inflation rates, the minimum wage is set to increase in California to $15.50 per hour, for all employees, ahead of schedule, on January 1, 2023. Effective January 1, 2017, the minimum wage for all industries will be increased yearly. From January 1, 2017, to January 1, 2022, the …
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by Jennifer Grady, Esq. On May 1, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security will terminate the COVID-19 Temporary Policy that allowed employers to accept expired "List B" documents to serve as proof of identity from the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 to April 30, 2022. The temporary policy was put in place at the …
by Jennifer Grady, Esq. The Grady Firm, P.C. celebrated its Tenth Anniversary with a ribbon cutting ceremony at its Newport Beach office courtyard on March 3rd, 2022. At The Grady Firm, we help our clients create and protect the American Dream by ensuring they hire and retain the personnel they need, while limiting their exposure …
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by Jennifer Grady, Esq. Assembly Bill No. 1561, which went into effect January 1, 2022, contains key updates for certain professional services and their classification as independent contractors according to the ABC test. Read on to see which professions are most directly impacted by the latest updates. What is the ABC test? In September 2019, …
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With a new year comes a slew of new employment laws for California business owners. See below for updates to the record keeping and posting requirements, and wage theft determinations that all can apply to employers across all industries. Read on to see if your business may be affected. Employee Personnel Records To Be Held …
by Jennifer Grady, Esq. In a bold move that affects most California employers, on July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a decision that will dramatically increase employers’ potential liability for missed meal, rest, and recovery breaks. In Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, the court unanimously held that employers must pay premium payments to …
On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 95, which ensure access to up to 80 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for eligible employees, including those advised to quarantine or isolate, to get or recover from a vaccine, and those caring for COVID-impacted family members until September 30, …
The statewide California minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2021 to $14.00 per hour for companies with 26 or more employees, and to $13.00 per hour for businesses with 25 or fewer employees. However, 22 cities and counties across the state have their own minimum wages that are tied to the Consumer Price Index, …
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When hiring a new employee, or converting an employee from an independent contractor to an employee, the company must complete an I-9 form in person, within three days of hire, to establish the employee's authorization to work in the United States. For remote employees who are far from the nearest office, this can pose a …
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Jennifer Grady, Esq. has been invited to appear as a panelist at the San Diego Global Investment Forum in sunny San Diego, California. This event, which will took place on September 19-20, 2018, is hosted by the San Diego Global Partnership. As part of the panel on "Foreign Direct Investment," Ms. Grady shared her expertise …
by Jennifer A. Grady, Esq.* As Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual harassment in the work place dominates the headlines on the heels of other scandals involving Bill O’Reilly, Bill Cosby, President Trump, Billy Bush, and former President Bill Clinton, it is time to explore ways that we all can take tangible action to help make …
by Grace Lim-Ayres, Esq. On July 13, 2017, the California Supreme Court in Williams v. Superior Court (Marshalls of CA, LLC) issued an opinion addressing the scope of discovery in representative actions brought under PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, codified in Cal. Lab. Code § 2698 et seq.). The Labor Code Private Attorneys …
Beginning Sunday, January 1, 2017, more California employers will be required to file employment tax returns, wage reports, and payroll tax deposits electronically.
A state law signed by Governor E. G. Brown Jr. in 2015, requires Employers with 10 or more employees to electronically submit employment tax returns, wage reports, and payroll tax deposits to the Employment Development Department (EDD).
By Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. and Gayane Khechoomian, Esq. The new Paid Sick Leave law that went into effect in California on July 1, 2015 was already amended less than two weeks after it took effect on July 1, 2105. This means that employers may have to revisit, and most likely update their paid leave …
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