by Veronica Hill | Mar 29, 2020 | Business Law
On March 28, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated their Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response. The advisory list identifies workers who conduct...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 15, 2020 | Business Law, Employment Law
The State of California has several Employment Guidelines Relating to COVID-19. California State Guidelines for Employers Workplace Health and Safety For information on protecting workers from COVID-19, refer to the Cal/OSHA Guidance on Coronavirus. Businesses and...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 7, 2020 | Business Law, New bills
SB 873, a new bill authored by Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-14th District) and state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), calls for an end to the “pink tax,” which prices women’s products higher than similar products made for men. Although price...
by Veronica Hill | Feb 4, 2020 | Business Law, New California Laws
Companies now have more clear guidelines for Proposition 65 warnings, thanks to new amendments adopted by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). Effective April 1, 2020, the amendments to Prop 65 to section 25600.2 of the California...
by Veronica Hill | Nov 15, 2019 | Business Law, New California Laws
Photo by Szabo Viktor on Unsplash Starting January 1, 2020, all YouTube channels must begin complying with new guidelines for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), changing the setting of their videos or entire channel to either “made for kids” or...
by Veronica Hill | Oct 3, 2019 | Business Law, Employment Law, New California Laws
In a significant victory for employers, the California Supreme Court ruled that employees may not recover unpaid wages for themselves or other coworkers under Section 558 of the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). ZB, N.A. and Zions Bancorporation v. Superior Court...
