California Workers Silenced No More After Gaining Unbridled Right to Freely Speak About Unlawful Workplace Acts
On January 1, 2022, SB 331, known as the Silenced No More Act, becomes effective throughout California. The Silenced No More Act empowers survivors of…
California Employees Entitled to Increased Premium Pay for Noncompliant Meal, Rest, and Recovery Breaks
On July 15, 2021, the Supreme Court of California published an employment law opinion answering a hotly contested wage and hour issue regarding the correct…
All About California Civil Code § 1950.5: The California Security Deposit Law
Often, California tenants must pay security deposits. Although usually an afterthought during the tenancy, security deposits can become central to landlord-tenant disputes upon a tenancy’s…
Minimum Heating Requirements for San Francisco Tenants
With its perennially cool conditions, adequate heat is crucial in San Francisco homes. Although entitled to heat by law, many San Francisco tenants live without adequate…
California Wage & Hour Law 2021
California offers workers a robust net of wage and hour protections, including a healthy minimum wage, meal, rest, and recovery breaks, overtime pay, seventh-day pay,…
California’s CROWN Act Protects Employee & Applicant Natural Hair
On July 3, 2019, California became the first state in the United States to ban employers from discriminating against employees and applicants based on their…
California Labor Code § 2802: Employee Reimbursement for Business Expenses in 2021
California law operates to ensure employers provide employees with the equipment and resources necessary to work and protect employees by preventing employers from passing operating…
California Legislature Addresses Amenities and Services Lost or Reduced Due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic
With Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns forcing the continued shutter of shared spaces throughout the state, many California tenants in apartment and condominium complexes have lost the…
California Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Eviction Moratorium Extended Until June 30, 2021
On January 28, 2021, the California Legislature extended the California Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Eviction Moratorium, which protects California tenants statewide from eviction based on nonpayment of…
DFEH Releases California Ban the Box Employment Law FAQ
In September 2020, the California Department of Fair Employment & Housing (“DFEH”) published a Fair Chance Act: Criminal History and Employment FAQ. The FAQ offers…