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CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS ACT (CPRA) BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 2023. AMENDS THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) AND THEREFORE DOES NOT CREATE A SEPARATE NEW LAW[1].

Blog, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw March 10, 2023

What’s new? The new law covers legal entities of a certain size (see below) that do business in California and collect personal information of consumers. A consumer is defined as a California resident and therefore includes employees. · Businesses must provide a “notice at collection”. At the time of collecting the personal…

California Renews COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

Employment, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw February 15, 2022

California passed another round of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. The new sick leave requirements, which are very similar to the benefits that expired in September 2021, go into effect on February 19th and apply retroactively to January 1, 2022. The benefits will continue to be available to employees up to September 30, 2022. The…

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Proposed OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Rule

Employment, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw January 15, 2022

Many employers, with 100 or more employees, were preparing to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or testing policy consistent with the Biden administration’s proposed rule. The proposed regulation was to be enforced by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). However, employers received relief from the administrative burden of enforcing the rule. On January 13,…

Nicholas P. Roxborough – Elected Chairman of the COIN Advisory Board

Nick Roxborough, RPNA In The NewsBy rpnalaw January 7, 2022

First, we want to wish everyone a very happy, and above all, healthy New Year for 2022! RPNA is also pleased to let all of its friends, colleagues, and clients know that Nicholas Roxborough was recently elected to be the 2022 Chair of the COIN Advisory Board. As you may already know, the COIN Advisory…

New Quota Requirements for Distribution Centers

Business, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw November 1, 2021

On September 22, 2021, Governor Newsom signed AB 701 into law. Aimed at the use of quotas in distribution centers, AB 701 will go into effect on January 1, 2022. The new law, which was originally drafted to curtail the practices of Amazon, may potentially apply to many employers across a range of industries involved with…

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Employers Cannot Require Arbitration Agreements as a Condition of Employment

Employment, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw September 24, 2021

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court who previously ruled that AB 51 was an unlawful restriction on arbitration agreements. The 9th Circuit’s ruling means that – at least for now – AB 51 remains the law in California. Last year, California Assembly Bill 51 was enacted, adding a section to…

Misclassification of Employees Becoming a Growing Federal Concern

Business, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw September 10, 2021

It looks as if the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) will be getting approximately $7.5 billion “to boost worker protection efforts”. However, worker protection efforts will now include looking into misclassification by employers as either employees and/or independent contractors. So, in other words, the DOL will no longer limit its scope to making sure workers…

Employers Can Expect to Implement Mandatory Vaccination Policies

Employment, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw August 31, 2021

Since the rise of the Delta variant of COVID-19, there has been a trend on the federal, state, and local levels to encourage and mandate vaccinations. As such, employers should anticipate having to implement their own vaccine mandate in the very near future. California has already begun implementing vaccine mandates on large sectors of health…

Employers Must Reevaluate Their Meal / Rest Period Premium Pay Practices

Employment, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw July 28, 2021

The Supreme Court of California upends the standard practice of employers paying one hour of additional wages to employees as a penalty for noncompliant meal, rest, and recovery periods in a recent decision. On July 15, 2021, in the matter of Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, the Court held that the additional hour of…

Effective Immediately: Cal/OSHA’s Updated Guidelines for California Employers re: Vaccinations External

Employment, RPNA BlogBy rpnalaw June 22, 2021

We previously covered the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) that the California Division of Occupation Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) released back in November of 2020. Now we have an update for you that we hope helps RPNA’s clients. As of June 17, 2021, Cal/OSHA approved revisions to the ETS that reflect the current health…

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