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Answers to Your Questions about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Effective April 1, 2020

Mar 31, 2020
10 min

Answers to Your Questions about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Effective April 1, 2020

by Jennifer Grady, Esq. With so much emergency legislation passed in the last two weeks, it’s hard for employers to keep up with the new requirements that have been placed upon them. The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a detailed, 59-question Q&A response to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which was passed on March 26, 2020 and takes effect on April 1, 2020. The law is currently in effect until December 31, 2020. If you have under 500 employees, you immedia

Mitigating the Coronavirus Impact on the Workplace - Employer Obligations and Government Benefits

Jennifer Grady

Mar 17, 2020
12 min

Mitigating the Coronavirus Impact on the Workplace - Employer Obligations and Government Benefits

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels While it seems like we are receiving updates by the minute from the government, news organizations, and businesses that are closing, it is important for employers to stay calm to weather the emotional and financial storm that is spreading around the world. However, very few articles and news reports are addressing ways to mitigate the financial impact of this pandemic through government benefit programs that are available to replace wages for worker

What You need to Know about Converting Independent Contractors to Employees under California AB-5

Jennifer Grady

Nov 22, 2019
7 min

What You need to Know about Converting Independent Contractors to Employees under California AB-5

On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law A.B. 5, solidifying a tighter standard of rules for classifying a worker as an independent contractor. The new standard, known as the Dynamex standard, codifies and expands the earlier California Supreme Court decision, Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. It replaces the former Borello test, and puts in place a more simple three-pronged ABC test. The significant effect is that

Jennifer Grady

Nov 30, 2018
4 min

New Year, New Company Policies

As companies grow and evolve over time, it soon becomes clear that they will outgrow their employee and operations policies–that is, if they even had any in the first place! The best time for a CEO, COO, CFO, and Human Resources Department is to reassess these policies is at the end of the year, and to roll out new policies at the start of a new year. Every January, there are changes that will take place anyway (such as updated IRS mileage reimbursement rates and local mini

Los Angeles Employers May Soon Be Required to Provide 6 Days of Paid Sick Leave Per Year

Jennifer Grady

May 6, 2016
3 min

Los Angeles Employers May Soon Be Required to Provide 6 Days of Paid Sick Leave Per Year

On April 19, 2016, the Los Angeles City Council approved a measure that would require employers in the City of Los Angeles to provide their employees with six days, or 48 hours, of paid sick leave. Pending an approved ordinance drafted by the City Attorney, the requirement will become effective on July 1, 2016. This would be three days more per year than the State of California’s paid sick leave requirements which took effect on July 1, 2015. The ordinance would apply to em

Changes to California Paid Sick Leave Requirements on July 13, 2015

Jennifer Grady

Jul 23, 2015
3 min

Changes to California Paid Sick Leave Requirements on July 13, 2015

By Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. and Gayane Khechoomian, Esq. The new Paid Sick Leave law that went into effect in California on July 1, 2015 was already amended less than two weeks after it took effect on July 1, 2105. This means that employers may have to revisit, and most likely update their paid leave policies and Employee Handbooks. An employer must individually notify all employees hired prior to January 1, 2015 of changes to terms and conditions of employment that relate to

July Ushers in New Paid Sick Leave Requirements for California Employers

Jennifer Grady

Jul 1, 2015
5 min

July Ushers in New Paid Sick Leave Requirements for California Employers

By Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. and Gayane Khechoomian, Esq. On July 1, 2015, a new law affecting millions of Californians went into effect requiring that employers – both public and private – provide paid sick leave to all their employees. Under the new law, employers will have to modify or update existing paid sick leave or time off policies, as well as payroll, recordkeeping, and employee notice procedures. The “Healthy, Workplace, Healthy Families Act” (AB-1522) signed into ef

Changes to California Employment Laws in 2015 that Every Employer Should Know

Jennifer Grady

Jan 21, 2015
7 min

Changes to California Employment Laws in 2015 that Every Employer Should Know

By Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. and Gayane Khechoomian, Esq. The California Legislature was quite active in 2014, resulting in several substantial changes to the law for 2015 that are employee-friendly. Employers should take note of the changes to the law described below. I. CHANGES TO WAGE AND LABOR LAWS 1. Minimum Wage Increases The minimum wage increased statewide, with even higher increases in particular cities: California’s minimum wage of $9.00 will increase again to $10.00

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Practice Areas

Business Law

Business formation

Contracts

Corporate Recordkeeping

Business Advising

Immigration Law

Green Card based on Marriage

Green Card based on Employment

Naturalization

Investor Visas

Employment Visas

Visas for Trucking Companies

Employment Law

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Personnel file documents and record-keeping

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Anti-Harassment Training

Employee Investigations

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