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San Francisco Issues Guidance for the Application of the City’s Paid Parental Leave Ordinance

The City of San Francisco recently published new FAQs addressing provisions of its Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). The Ordinance, which went into effect on January 1, 2017 for employers with 50 or more employees, will begin to apply to employers with 35 or more and 20 or more employees on July 1, 2017 … Continue Reading

California Labor Commissioner Issues New Guidance on Paid Sick Leave

By Tony Oncidi and Irina Constantin on May 19, 2017 Posted in California Labor & Employment Law, Employment Law Notes, Paid Sick Leave

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office recently issued new guidance regarding the application and administration of the state’s paid sick leave law. The new guidance addresses the interplay between the law and grandfathered employer part time off (“PTO”) plans, as well as the interaction between employers’ disciplinary policies on employees’ use of paid sick leave. Grandfathered PTO … Continue Reading

California Employers Down, But Not Out, Concerning Class Certification Issues

By Irina Constantin, Keith A. Goodwin and Laura Reathaford on January 3, 2014 Posted in Class Actions, Wage and Hour

Shortly after the California Supreme Court issued its 2012 decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, employers saw an immediate uptick in appellate court decisions supporting the denial of class certification to plaintiffs in wage and hour lawsuits. Today, the opposite seems to be true: appellate courts are reversing decisions denying class certification and … Continue Reading

San Francisco Provides Employees With Flexible Work Arrangements

By Irina Constantin and Laura Reathaford on November 14, 2013 Posted in New and Proposed Laws and Legislation

The Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance will take effect on January 1, 2014, requiring employers with 20 or more employees in San Francisco to consider flexible scheduling for workers with caregiving responsibilities. Intended to respond to “an increased number of women in the workforce, fewer households with children that have at least one parent staying at … Continue Reading