If you were unable to attend the virtual Crisis Management Briefing with The Saqui Law Group last Friday, you can now find the power point presentation on our COVID-19 Resources Page. The presentation provides an overview of the Shelter-in-place Order and definition of critical infrastructure employee; a comprehensive summary of the Family First COVID-19 Response [...]
Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service Guidance The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides for emergency paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave benefits for specified reasons related to COVID-19, effective April 1st, 2020, through December 31st, 2020. The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) has published its first [...]
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides for emergency paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave benefits for specified reasons related to COVID-19, effective April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (Department) has published its first round of guidance to address critical questions such as how the [...]
Governor Gavin Newsom just announced a Statewide Stay At Home Order that goes into effect immediately. The Stay At Home Order does not apply to essential businesses for which agriculture has been defined. We highly recommend that you communicate with your employees as soon as possible. The Order uses federal guidance on critical infrastructure sectors to define [...]
CCM staff, along with other agriculture organizations, have been working on getting guidance from the State that includes the agriculture supply chain as providing an essential service. This guidance is attached here from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. We also signed onto a letter to the Governor asking him to issue a resolution to the [...]
By: Manuel Ignacio The California Supreme Court has made it even easier for employees to file and maintain PAGA claims against their employers. The Court ruled this week that employees who settle and dismiss their individual claims for Labor Code violations can still bring claims as representatives of the state under the Private Attorneys General [...]
By: The Saqui Law Group As updates on COVID-19 Coronavirus continue to roll in almost hourly, here is where Congress stands on tackling the virus today. Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201 “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” with bipartisan support. We are waiting for the Senate to vote on this Bill this [...]
By: Manuel Ignacio of The Saqui Law Group Beginning on June 30 of this year, most California employers who do not offer an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan will need to register with the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program. The new program, referred to as “CalSavers,” is designed to help California employees set aside money [...]
Agricultural employers must review and update their overtime policies yet again to comply with the Ag Overtime law (Assembly Bill 1066). The timetable created by Assembly Bill 1066 in 2016 gradually changes overtime rules in order to align California Wage Order 14 overtime to be paid on the same basis as most other industries. The [...]