by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 28, 2020
Big Changes in 2020-2021 California Outlaws Employment Arbitration Agreements – 2020 Labor Code § 432.6 outlaws the use of arbitration agreements as a term or condition of employment, but only as to matters of discrimination and Labor Code violations. If an...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 27, 2020
Covid-19 and Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Paid Sick Leave Key Points of the March 2020 federal legislation and infusion of $2 trillion into the economy: Gig workers will be covered as if employees [CA already has reclassified these workers, but many states have...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 26, 2020
The Orange County California Courts have instituted live streaming of proceedings in several courtroom departments covering criminal law matters. Orange County Courts have led the way for years in mandating online filings and electronic service of pleadings. ...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 25, 2020
Basic Covid-19 Protection for Workers in California Cal/OSHA’s Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) Standard [CA General Safety Order 5199 [Air Transmitted Diseases.] CA General Safety Order 5199 Air transmitted diseases. To protect workers and prevent exposure to...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 23, 2020
The Bad News: The Unemployment Rate will be greater than that of the Great Depression. As I write this, last week was a disaster for the Stock Market with the biggest one week drop in history. Today, the market is still heading downward at negative 3% to 5%. ...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 23, 2020
Why can’t I use my vacation time the way I want? The Covid-19 emergency produces not only novel scientific questions, but legal ones too. Millions of California employees will be required by their employers in the coming weeks to take involuntary leave, and to...
