by cbaadmin | Nov 1, 2017 | Employment Law, Legal Updates
California made history in 2015 with passage of the California Fair Pay Act, which required employers in California to implement wage parity for men and women doing “substantially similar” work. In 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed two laws that expand the California...
by cbaadmin | Jun 1, 2017 | Employment Law
July 1 is the start of the state fiscal year, and with that, we are seeing some new employment law changes. Domestic Violence Notice and Leave Employers with 25 or more employees are required to provide job-protected leave for employees who need to take time off for...
by cbaadmin | Jun 1, 2017 | Employment Law, Legal Updates
The California Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) has finalized new regulations that impose significant limitations on an employer’s ability to consider a person’s criminal history when making hiring, promotion, or other employment decisions. These rules go...
by cbaadmin | Jan 1, 2017 | Legal Updates, Licensing
As of January 1, 2017, if you are the proprietor of a brewery, distilled spirits plant, or winery owing not more than $50,000 in excise taxes in the previous year, and you expect to owe not more than $50,000 in excise taxes in the current year on beer, distilled...
by cbaadmin | Jan 1, 2017 | Employment Law, Legal Updates
Welcome to 2017! Lawmakers have kept us busy this year with a batch of new laws, and did not slow down during the holiday season. Please see below for some new updates for those in San Diego and Los Angeles, as well as those operating throughout the State of...
by cbaadmin | Jun 15, 2016 | Employment Law, Legal Updates
On June 22, 2016, the City of Los Angeles adopted new minimum wage and paid sick leave requirements. These new requirements are effective as of July 1, 2016. New Minimum Wage Requirement The new ordinance requires employers with 26 or more employees to pay a new...