Labor
Governor Newsom Declines to Suspend Minimum Wage Increases
Governor Gavin Newsom has declined to suspend the January 2021 increase for minimum wage. Consequently, the minimum wage is set to increase to $13/hr for companies with 25 or fewer employees and $14/hr for companies with 25 or more employees. While Governor Newsom’s actions certainly have good intentions, minimum wage increases will only add additional burdens …
Read MoreComplimentary Covid-19 California Employer Webinar
Complimentary Covid-19 California Employer Webinar Covid-19, Labor, Legal California After “Shelter-in-Place” BOMA/GLA’s labor attorney, Lenny Schloss, a Los Angeles JacksonLewis Partner, is providing BOMA members access to their free recorded webinar, California After Shelter-in-Place. Webinar Overview Effective March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 (“Order”), directing all individuals living in the…
Read MoreCalifornia Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training
California Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Labor, Legal What is Sexual Harassment? California law defines sexual harassment as a form of sexual discrimination, which refers to unwelcome sexual advances, or any physical, verbal, or visual conduct of a sexual nature, including actions that create an offensive, hostile, or intimidating work environment based on sex. State law…
Read MoreBOMA/GLA Protects Independent Contractors in CRE
In 2018, the California Supreme Court rendered a hasty decision that held concerns independent contractors and the California business community. In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, the California Supreme Court analyzed a worker classification dispute between Dynamex and their independent contractors. In this case …
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