by Fighting for Employee Rights | Apr 5, 2020
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES CAN OBTAIN DAILY UPDATES ON THE COVID-19 INCIDENTS IN THEIR CITIES/COUNTIES OF RESIDENCE AND WORK. The California Department of Public Health website [COVID-19 UPDATES] provides continuous updates on the numbers of confirmed infections and death...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Apr 2, 2020
THE CARES ACT OFFERS REAL EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER HELP DURING THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN The federal CARES ACT signed March 27, 2020 is a gigantic fiscal response to the Covid-19 hit on the economy. We’re talking trillions and the biggest fiscal bailout in...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 28, 2020
Big Changes in 2020-2021 California Outlaws Employment Arbitration Agreements – 2020 Labor Code § 432.6 outlaws the use of arbitration agreements as a term or condition of employment, but only as to matters of discrimination and Labor Code violations. If an...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 27, 2020
Covid-19 and Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Paid Sick Leave Key Points of the March 2020 federal legislation and infusion of $2 trillion into the economy: Gig workers will be covered as if employees [CA already has reclassified these workers, but many states have...
by Fighting for Employee Rights | Mar 26, 2020
The Orange County California Courts have instituted live streaming of proceedings in several courtroom departments covering criminal law matters. Orange County Courts have led the way for years in mandating online filings and electronic service of pleadings. ...