by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), State Labor Law, State News
The California Privacy Rights Act, which passed in 2020, will go into effect at the beginning of 2023 and will give employers additional compliance obligations in the workplace. The comprehensive data protection and privacy law protects employees and applicants of...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 21, 2022 | State Labor Law, State News, U.S. Supreme Court
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court) ruled in favor of Viking River Cruises Inc. regarding lawsuits under California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA), allowing mandatory arbitration in PAGA claims. The Supreme Court’s decision gives...
by PC Editorial Staff | May 3, 2022 | Federal Labor Law, Human Relations, State Labor Law
The New York State legislature, on April 26th, 2022, passed Assembly Bill A7595 requiring employers to provide electronic labor law postings. In general, this requirement benefits remote workers. The legislation’s timeliness acknowledges an increase in remote...
by PC Editorial Staff | Mar 8, 2022 | DOJ, Labor-Management Relations, State Labor Law
The Antitrust Division under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a statement of interest directed towards a case in a Nevada state court in order to stop non-compete agreements between a medical group and its employees. Indeed, such non-compete...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 30, 2021 | Independent contractors, State Labor Law
On August 20th, 2021, a California Superior Court judge ruled that Prop 22, the California gig worker law is unconstitutional. Particularly, the 2020 ballot measure exempted ride-share and food delivery drivers from California state labor law, making them independent...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 21, 2021 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), OSHA, State Labor Law, State News
Originally Posted June 8th, 2021; Last Updated June 21st, 2021 On June 17th, 2021, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Cal/OSHA) announced the approval of final California COVID Workplace Regulations. Afterward, Governor Gavin Newson signed an...
