San Francisco, California requires that employers must post the Minimum Wage Poster at each workplace or jobsite as of July 1, 2016.

California has amended Section 6404.5 of its Labor Code to expand its prohibition on the smoking of tobacco products in a place of employment.  In addition to bringing owner-operated businesses into the gambit of environments in which smoking is prohibited, the law eliminates most of the exemptions that permitted smoking in certain work environments, such as hotel lobbies, bars and taverns, banquet rooms, warehouse facilities, and employee break rooms.

This ordinance passed following a referendum vote on June 7, and will go into effect immediately following certification of the election results.  The certification process will likely conclude in mid-July 2016.

Our Sick Leave Toolkit, which includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and model sick leave policies for jurisdictions with sick leave laws, has been updated to reflect the new requirements in Minneapolis, Santa Monica, Los Angeles and Vermont.

In an unprecedented opinion, a California Court of Appeal has held that an employer has a duty to reasonably accommodate an applicant or employee who is associated with a disabled person who needs the employee’s assistance. 

California has expanded its paid family leave program to provide greater benefits beginning January 1, 2018.  

The California state poster and the Wisconsin state Notice to Employees About Applying for Wisconsin Unemployment Benefits poster have been updated. This is a material substantive change and new Wisconsin, California, All–In-One posters are required.