Subscribe to our e-newsletter here

  • HOME

  • ABOUT

  • LEGAL SERVICES

  • DOSE OF EMPLOYMENT LAW

  • CONTACT

  • More

    A Dose of Employment Law

    This blog*, A Dose of Employment Law, is a resource aimed at educating California employers and employees on unique and important employment laws as well as legal developments. 

     

    If you would like receive our articles via email please subscribe to our monthly newsletter or join our RSS feed.

    ​

    *Information provided in the blog articles are for general informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. 

    RSS Feed

    Take Note of these New California Employment Laws Coming in 2020

    October 23, 2019

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    California Governor Newsom has signed into law many employment related bills that will significantly alter the legal landscape. Here is a quick snapshot of several of those new laws that go into effect on January 1, 2020 unless noted otherwise: 

    Codifying the New Independent Contractor Test (AB 5): AB 5 codifies the “ABC” test, which the California Supreme Court decided in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, was the test to use in...

    Read More

    2019 New Year Employment Law Checklist

    January 8, 2019

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    With a focus on preventive employment law, Shivani Sutaria Law Offices works to educate, advise and develop policies and practices for employers in an effort to prevent legal disputes and encourage harmonious workplaces. As such, Shivani Sutaria Law Offices is pleased to provide this 2019 New Year Employment Law Checklist to employers who are in the process of understanding and implementing a slew of new employment laws.  Please contact me at...

    Read More

    #MeToo Movement Ushers in New California Sexual Harassment Laws

    November 6, 2018

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    California Governor Jerry Brown signed numerous employment bills into law this year, many of which are in direct response to the #metoo movement.  This article summarizes those new sexual harassment laws.  All new laws take effect January 1, 2019 unless noted otherwise.

    Expansion of Who Can be Liable for Sexual Harassment (SB 224):  This new law is directly in response to sexual harassment claims that have plagued the entertainment industry and Silicon...

    Read More

    Three Recent State Supreme Court Decisions that Every California Employer Needs to Know About

    July 31, 2018

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    In just the past five months, the California Supreme Court has issued three rulings that significantly impact the legal landscape for California employers.  These decisions impact payment for “working off the clock”, classification of workers as independent contractors, and calculating overtime when paid bonuses. Below is a summary of these three rulings as well as tips for employers.  

    Employers must Pay Employees for Every Minute they Perform Work

    Just last week...

    Read More

    Attention Employers: 5 New Employment Laws Going Into Effect on January 1, 2018

    October 16, 2017

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    In the last few days, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law several bills that will significantly alter the employment law landscape in California and specifically impose many new requirements on employers. These new laws expand parental leave to small business employees, prohibit employers from inquiring into past salary history, restrict pre-job offer reliance on conviction history, limit cooperation in immigration enforcement actions, and strengthen anti-retaliatio...

    Read More

    Two Steps Ahead: San Francisco’s Employment Laws

    August 7, 2017

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    ​Employers, are you wondering what new employment laws are on the horizon for California?  Just look to San Francisco, which has historically been two steps ahead of California when it comes to employment laws.  The city has enacted several employment ordinances years prior to California enacting similar state-wide laws.  For example, San Francisco’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance went into effect in February 2007, which was eight years prior to California enacting its pa...

    Read More

    The Expansive Scope of California's Sexual Harassment Law

    May 2, 2017

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    Sexual Harassment is in the news again: Uber, the UC System, Fox News.  The harassment scenarios at these companies involve the more “typical” sexual harassment players and facts: A male employee in a position of power sexually harassing a female subordinate in the workplace.  While most employers are able to identify these “typical” scenarios, they should also be aware of less typical fact patterns that can bring rise to legal claims under California’s expansive sex...

    Read More

    The Employers Guide to California Retaliation Laws

    February 4, 2017

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    Retaliation charges and lawsuits have steadily increased over the years, and thus it is important for employers to understand what type of employee activity is “protected” under California law and how they are limited from taking action against employees for engaging in such activity. This article summarizes several of California’s retaliation statutes and provides tips to employers to avoid retaliation claims:

    Discrimination-Related Retaliation: 

    The De...

    Read More

    2016 Year-End Employment Law Checklist for Employers

    December 13, 2016

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    Shivani Sutaria Law Offices is pleased to provide this 2016 Year-End Employment Law Checklist to employers as they prepare for 2017.  This checklist hits on a few important employment law issues to be considered at the end of the year.  

    1. Confirm Employee Headcount: Count your total number of employees for purpose of determining what laws are applicable to your company.  Significant milestones to cross are 5, 15, 25 and 50 employees (i.e. Family Medical L...

    Read More

    New Year, New Laws: California Employment Legislation Update

    October 31, 2016

    |

    Shivani Sutaria

    As the end of 2016 nears, employers must begin the task of understanding and planning for new employment laws that will impact them in 2017. The California Legislative session closed on September 30, 2016 and Governor Jerry Brown signed into law many employment-related bills.  Below is a summary of several of the newly signed bills, few others signed earlier in the year and San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Ordinance.   Contact Shivani Sutaria Law Offices...

    Read More

    Older Posts >

    Please reload

    Recent Posts

    Take Note of these New California Employment Laws Coming in 2020

    October 23, 2019

    2019 New Year Employment Law Checklist

    January 8, 2019

    #MeToo Movement Ushers in New California Sexual Harassment Laws

    November 6, 2018

    Three Recent State Supreme Court Decisions that Every California Employer Needs to Know About

    July 31, 2018

    Attention Employers: 5 New Employment Laws Going Into Effect on January 1, 2018

    October 16, 2017

    Two Steps Ahead: San Francisco’s Employment Laws

    August 7, 2017

    The Expansive Scope of California's Sexual Harassment Law

    May 2, 2017

    The Employers Guide to California Retaliation Laws

    February 4, 2017

    2016 Year-End Employment Law Checklist for Employers

    December 13, 2016

    New Year, New Laws: California Employment Legislation Update

    October 31, 2016

    Please reload

    Search By Tags

    2016

    2017

    2020

    Attorneys' fees

    California Fair Employment & Housing Council

    California employers

    California’s Kin Care law

    Covered California

    E-Verify Restrictions

    EMPLOYMENT LAW 2015 YEAR-END CHECKLIST

    Employee Time-Off Expanded

    Employer Actions

    Employers

    Employment Law

    Employment Law Myths

    Equal Employment Opportunity Policies

    Equal Pay

    Minimum Wage

    New California Employment Laws

    PAGA

    Penalties

    Personal Liability

    Pregnancy Disability Leave

    Reasonable Accommodation Clarified

    San Francisco

    San Francisco employment ordinances

    Startup Companies

    Wages

    ab1443

    ab2053

    assembly bill 1522

    california chamber of commerce

    california employment law

    california law

    california mandates paid sick law

    checklist

    compliance

    contracts

    disability

    disability discrimination

    discrimination

    discrimination and sexual harassment protection for interns and volunteers

    dose of employment law

    employers

    employment law

    employment laws

    essential functions

    exempt

    governor brown

    harassment

    harassment and discrimination

    independent contractor

    interactive process

    job duties test

    leave of absences

    legislation

    legislative

    minimum salary

    misclassification

    new bills

    new federal overtime rules

    new laws

    overtime

    pay equity

    policies

    pregnancy leave

    prevention of abusive conduct

    retaliation

    salary

    sexual harassment education and training

    uber

    undue hardship

    wage and hour

    year-end

    Please reload

    Archives

    October 2019 (1)

    January 2019 (1)

    November 2018 (1)

    July 2018 (1)

    October 2017 (1)

    August 2017 (1)

    May 2017 (1)