Legal Updates

Wilder Clements 11/13/20 Wilder Clements 11/13/20

Transgender Awareness Week – 5 Ways to Build Inclusive Workplace Culture

Wilder Clements 10/9/20 Wilder Clements 10/9/20

COVID-19 and Women's Employment

Wilder Clements 9/25/20 Wilder Clements 9/25/20

5 Reasons You Need to Update Your Employee Handbook Before 2021

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 7/13/20 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 7/13/20

[NEW ORDINANCE] Santa Rosa COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Effective Immediately

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 4/23/20 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 4/23/20

California: Golden State Benefits for Entrepreneurs and Workers During COVID-19

Highlights of some of the latest California-specific resources for workers and small businesses

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 3/19/20 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 3/19/20

COVID-19: Guidance for California Workplaces & Small Businesses

Clements Employment Law is closely monitoring the many employment-related issues related to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Below is a brief summary of the Top 5 issues facing California workplaces as this situation unfolds.

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 12/6/19 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 12/6/19

Add To Your Holiday List: Policy Changes in California’s Workplaces

‘Tis the season of making lists and checking them twice. The same is true for California employers. As we have previously written, in January, many new laws affecting California employers go into effect.

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 10/18/19 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 10/18/19

Legislative Update: California Continues To Strengthen Employment Protections In Response to the “Me Too” Movement

Now that the California legislative session for 2019 has come to a close, it’s time to review the new laws that impact the workplace, update policies accordingly, and train relevant managers and staff.

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 9/20/19 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 9/20/19

Legislative Updates: Sexual Harassment Training Deadline Extended & Milestone Legislation On Worker Classification

This is bill-signing season in California, and in the last few weeks, the Legislature has approved two bills of note: Sexual Harassment Training Deadline Extended and California Wades Further Into Worker Classification Debate

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 6/21/19 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 6/21/19

Employment laws to ensure equal opportunity at work for LGBT people

In California, it is unambiguous that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are unlawful.
In recent years, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has issued key regulations on protections for gender identity and expression. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, §§ 11030 – 11031.)

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 5/1/19 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 5/1/19

New Labor Code provisions effective January 1, 2019

The California Labor Code contains over 9,000 sections (yes, you read that right)! And many of the most significant California employment laws are not even codified in the Labor Code, such as the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code sec.12940, et seq.).

Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 4/1/19 Angela Clements and Danielle Hinton 4/1/19

The Future of Work

Many commentators today discuss "the future of work," and predict massive disruption in the labor force. I agree that change will happen, but I also believe that many of the dire warnings about automation are hyperbole.