Legal Updates

Recent changes to the law regarding penalties for meal and rest break violations, as well as the federal government’s policies on Form I-9 verification, will have important consequences for California employers. Los Angeles County also has a new public health order going into effect over the weekend.

A new California law requires certain human resources professionals and supervisors to make formal reports of suspected child abuse to the relevant authorities. The California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting

Cal/OSHA has approved new rules for COVID safety in the workplace. Governor Newsom signed an executive order providing that the new rules will take effect immediately. Vaccinated employees no longer

In a surprising turn of events, Cal/OSHA voted last night in a special meeting to withdraw the changes to workplace COVID rules that it approved just last week.  The rule

Last week, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) voted to revise the “emergency temporary standards” concerning COVID-19 prevention in the workplace.  The new standards will go into

Last week, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 80 (AB 80) into law.  The new law, effective immediately, concerns the state tax treatment of expenses paid with proceeds of forgiven Paycheck

This week, President Biden announced a new federal tax credit for small businesses that provide employees with paid time off to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or to recover from side

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has significantly expanded funds available for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). Originally, loans were available only for six months of economic injury and for a

California officials have moved Los Angeles County and Orange County into the “orange tier” of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, meaning both counties are now free to lift