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,…
DetailsFirst, 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsIt 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…
DetailsSince 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsWe 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…
DetailsThere has been much discussion surrounding the workers comp case involving RPNA Law client Personnel Group Staffing (PSG) against its insurance carrier, Protective Insurance. Recently, the California Department of Insurance ruled that the Indiana insurance carrier is not able to enforce the terms of the collateral and indemnity agreements that were part of a large…
DetailsAnother Federal Court Appellate Victory for RPNA Law! RPNA Law has secured another victory on behalf of its client, Personnel Staffing Group, in the case of PSG v. Protective Insurance Company. You can read the full memorandum here.
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