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END OF YEAR ROUND UP - NEW LAWS GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 2024
Minimum wage increase Effective January 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour for all employers. Some cities...
The Minnard Law Firm
Dec 11, 20232 min read
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THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING COVID LEGAL LANDSCAPE
We may have made great strides in getting the virus itself under control, but the legal landscape surrounding employee rights and...
The Minnard Law Firm
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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RANSOMWARE ATTACKS ON THE RISE
Healthcare was busier than ever the past year, and not just because of the pandemic. Ransomware campaigns against health care providers...
The Minnard Law Firm
Jun 12, 20212 min read
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COVID & SICK LEAVE - UPDATES
If the past year has taught us nothing else, we now know that things can change: rapidly, significantly, and in a global way. One day...
The Minnard Law Firm
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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IMPORTANT NEW CALIFORNIA SICK LEAVE LAW
Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed AB 1867, legislation that immediately extends critical paid sick days protections to California’s...
The Minnard Law Firm
Sep 10, 20202 min read
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Timing of Business & Professions Code 805 Reports
The Office of the Attorney General recently an opinion formally addressing the meaning of the term “effective date” in Business and...
The Minnard Law Firm
Jul 24, 20202 min read
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New Law Impacting California Physicians: Implicit Bias in the Medical Field
Governor Newsom recently signed into law AB 241 which will require, by January 1, 2022, that continued education for physicians,...
Carla V. Minnard
Nov 5, 20191 min read
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IMPORTANT NEW LAW REGARDING ARBITRATION OF EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
Governor Newsom signed into law AB 51, which becomes effective January 1, 2020. For agreements entered into, modified, or extended on or...
Carla V. Minnard
Oct 23, 20191 min read
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LABOR DAY
On June 28, 1894, the 53rd Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday. Here’s how Rep....
The Minnard Law Firm
Sep 3, 20182 min read
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The Minnard Law Firm
Jun 18, 20180 min read
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State Senate Passes Bill Banning Drug Company Gifts to Doctors
The California Senate just passed a bill that would ban pharmaceutical companies from giving gifts to doctors. The bill, SB 790, is...
By Carla V. Minnard
Jun 6, 20182 min read
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May 13, 20180 min read
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Employers' Consideration of Criminal History: New California Regulations
The California Fair Employment and Housing Council’s (“FEHC”) new regulations limiting employers’ use of criminal history in employment...
Carole M. Bosch
Sep 1, 20172 min read
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Claims Against Public Entities
The Tort Claims Act (Cal. Gov. Code, § 810 et seq.) generally requires the filing of an administrative claim for damages as a...
By Carla V. Minnard
Aug 1, 20172 min read
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Ninth Circuit Upholds NCAA Ban on Coaches With Felony Convictions
On June 27th, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hardie v. NCAA. The Plaintiff, Dominic Hardie, filed suit alleging that the NCAA's...
By Carla V. Minnard
Jul 7, 20171 min read
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Independence Day
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with...
By Carla V. Minnard
Jun 29, 20172 min read
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Employee Rights, Employer Obligations & Social Media – Part Two of a Two Part Series
What obligations do employers have if an employee is being harassed by another employee online? Given that the law in this area is...
Carla V. Minnard
May 5, 20171 min read
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Can "hugging" create a hostile work environment?
Plaintiff Victoria Zetwick worked as a correctional office for the County of Yolo. In a lawsuit against the County and Sheriff Edward...
Carole M. Bosch
May 2, 20171 min read
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Employee Rights, Employer Obligations & Social Media – Part One of a Two Part Series
California Labor Code Section 980 governs an employer’s access to employees’ private social media accounts. Section 980 prohibits an...
Carla V. Minnard
Apr 4, 20172 min read
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Follow Oui!
We can learn a lot from the French. And I’m not talking about the obvious things like how to make mouth-watering cheese or stellar...
Carla V. Minnard
Mar 10, 20172 min read
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