California Employers are NOT Liable for “Take Home COVID”

With the rise of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, COVID-19 has entered the discussion nationally and locally. Many schools, businesses, and sports establishments are again mandating that students, employees, and customers wear masks. Employers can breathe a sigh of relief because California’s highest court has recently held that employers cannot be held liable for “take home COVID” where an employee contracts COVID at work and passes it on to a household member.

Employers, Employment, RestaurantsKathleenSeptember 11, 2023employment discrimination, Employment lawsuit, employer, covid, covid-19, pandemic, take home covid, employees, Employment award, employment

Huntington Beach City Council Bans Any Future Mask Mandates and Vaccine Mandates

COVID-19 is in the news again, and many businesses and schools are bringing back the mask requirements. Employers may be interested to know that the city council in Huntington Beach, California votes to ban mask and COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the city. With such a staunch stand against COVID restrictions, local employers may be hard pressed to require masks and proof of vaccination.

Employers, Employment, RestaurantsKathleenSeptember 9, 2023COVID, Covid-19, vaccination, mask, Huntington Beach, Employment lawsuit, employer, employees, Employee lawsuit, employment, employment discrimination, pandemic, Covid

Ninth Circuit Requires Employers to Micromanage All Employee Actions- Including What Songs to Play on the Loudspeakers!

Employers can be held liable for sexual harassment based on the type of music that is played in the workplace for all to hear. Sexual harassment is now so broadly defined that the music does not need to target any one person and can be simultaneously offensive to both men and women. Employers should regulate the type of music employees may be allowed to play in the workplace – or limit the type of music to a predetermined list of songs or music channel.

Employers, Employment, RestaurantsKathleenSeptember 8, 2023employment discrimination, Employment lawsuit, employer, sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, Civil Rights Act, employment, Employment award, Employee lawsuit, employees

Ringing in the New Year with Higher Hourly Rates: California’s Statewide Minimum Wage Set to Rise to $15.50 For ALL Employers on January 1, 2023.

Beginning on January 1, 2023, minimum wage is set to increase to $15.50 per hour for all California employers- regardless of size. Small businesses will now be paying employees $1.50 more per hour, which is approximately a 10% raise.

Employers, Employment, RestaurantsKathleenDecember 15, 2022minimum wage, minimum wage increase, hourly rates, California hourly rates, California minimum wage, Federal minimum wage, California employer requirements, California employers

California Employers: California increased your record keeping responsibilities by requiring annual pay reports and will impose heavy fines for your failure to keep up! (Part I)

California’s new payscale transparency law now requires employers to also keep keep records and submit an annual pay data report on race, ethnicity, sex, and pay. If employers fail to file annual pay data reports, they may be hit with hefty fines.

Employers, Employment, RestaurantsKathleenDecember 5, 2022sb 1162, pay data reports, EEO-1, employer records, California employment records, California employer requirements, California employer recordkeeping, race pay data report, ethnicity pay data report, sex pay data report, salary range, payscale

California’s FAST Recovery Act Ties the Employers’ Hands During Termination: Employees enjoy broad protection against Employer Action (Part IV).

The FAST Recovery Act gives franchise employees broad protection and more ammunition in discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuits against employers. Employers have their hands tied and are specifically prohibited from taking adverse action against employees who are engaged in “protected activity.”

Employers, Employment, RestaurantsKathleenNovember 2, 2022Fast Recovery Act, fast food, fast food franchise, Fast Food Council, Employment lawsuit, employer, employment discrimination, Employee lawsuit, employment, termination, franchise owners, discrimination, retaliation, Discrimination

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