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California’s New Laws in 2021- Focus on Safety, COVID-19 Response and Employment Equality
By Barry A. Bradley, Esq. and Thomas P. Gmelich, Esq. There was nothing funny, unexpected, or too wacky about this year’s crop of new laws passed in California. Largely due to the shortened legislative session (thanks to COVID-19), Governor Gavin Newsom signed only 372 new laws. This was fewer than…
New Federal Relief Bill Lets Employers Off The Hook: FFCRA COVID-19 Paid Leave Obligations Have Expired
By Ki Lin Tay, Esq. and Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (FFCRA), the first ever paid leave of absence law to be enacted on a national level, mandated that certain employers provide emergency paid sick leave and expanded paid family and medical leave…