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There are many reasons why companies need to be vigilant about their efforts to maintain a safe work environment during the pandemic. This includes both a desire to keep all employees and their families safe and the concern that a failure to do so...
By: Jason Murai, Esq. In our pre-election article we discussed two propositions that were on the ballot, Proposition 15 and Proposition 19, that would have raised property taxes for some owners of real property. Prop 15 was defeated, but Prop 19 passed by a...
APP-BASED AND RIDESHARING COMPANIES IN CALIFORNIA CAN NOW CLASSIFY WORKERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH CERTAIN NEW BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS The issue of worker classification in California continues to surprise! Concerned that App-Based and ridesharing companies were wrongfully depriving their “gig” workers the benefits and...
By: Jack Easterbrook, Esq. We are more than seven months past the initial Covid-19 lock downs and most experts expect we are still many months away from getting control over this virus. Many families in our area have been severely impacted and stressed by...
Employers are also obligated ten days in advance of an election to post a notice to all employees about their right to take time off to vote. If you haven’t done so already, we recommend that employers do so immediately via email and a...
By: Jason Murai, Esq. As election season heats up, it may seem like there is no end to the deluge of political advertisements on the airwaves. Most of the attention, it seems, is on the presidential race. However, closer to home there are two...
Are California employers discriminating against female employees seeking increased flexibility as they juggle childcare duties and work duties while working at home during this pandemic? Some employees are trying to make that case. The linked article https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/drisana-rios-lawsuit-hub-international.html summarizes a female employee’s lawsuit which alleges...
By: Jason Murai, Esq. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Newsom and many local jurisdictions issued eviction moratoriums that prevent landlords from evicting tenants for nonpayment of rent due to factors related to COVID-19. Separately, the California Judicial Council, the policymaking body of...
On August 10, 2020 a California Federal Court Judge ordered Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/10/uber-lyft-ab5/ . The lawsuit filed by the State of California and various Cities demanded compliance with AB5, the January 1, 2020 statute which outlaws the...
By: Jack Easterbrook, Esq. You are entering into a services agreement with a vendor and you are sent an email with a request that you electronically add your signature to the attached document. Or you are borrowing money and the lender provides you with...