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SCOTUS 2023 Review

November 16, 2023

We don’t plan to write often on Supreme Court goings-on; few SCOTUS cases directly impact the employment or healthcare sectors on a day-to-day basis. But when they do, they really do. Plus, everyone’s got a natural interest in the Highest Court in the Land. So, in the midst of the 2023 fall term, we wanted to provide…

Updates on MICRA, Patient-Notice Rules, Abortion Law, and Medical Board

November 10, 2023

This update provides another overview of last year’s newly enacted bills, most of which have become effective this year. For our prior healthcare law update, click here. This installment looks at more new laws impacting (sometimes indirectly) healthcare providers. A Tip (or Rip) of The Cap Assembly Bill 35 was probably the biggest headline grabber…

Employment Law: Leaves, Cannabis, Retaliation, and Reproductive Health

October 16, 2023

Previously, we explored a few new employment laws impacting employers, including changes to minimum wage, new reporting and disclosure rules, and retirement plan requirements. If you would like to review those in further detail, you can click here. In this edition, we give you an update on several other 2023 employment-related laws you should be…

New Healthcare Laws in 2023: Confidential Information, Gender Treatment, Telehealth & Referrals

October 3, 2023

Hopefully you received our prior newsletter. If not, you can see it here. It covered some of the new employment laws affecting California employers, including those in the healthcare industry. This edition focuses more specifically on some of the new healthcare laws in effect this year. Future newsletters will take a look at what is…

New Laws & Pending Legislation

August 31, 2023

Introducing Our Newsletter As part of a new service for Carlson & Jayakumar’s clients and friends, we will be providing periodic updates on pending legislation and new cases impacting California employers and those in the healthcare field.  The California Legislature regularly offers up a host of new laws that anyone with an employee (or independent…

California Expands Employee Leave Law with SB 1383

November 13, 2020

On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1383 (“SB 1383”) into law.  The new law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2021, significantly expands the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”), impacting both large and small employers alike.    The CFRA Now Applies to Most California Employers    The current version of the CFRA requires employers with 50 or more employees within…

Recent California Ruling May Impact Wage and Mileage Reimbursements for Field Employees

September 22, 2020

Historically, many employers have not paid employees who work in the field for time spent or expenses incurred traveling from their home to the first customer of the day and back home from the last customer of the day. This could change after a recent decision holding that California employers may be responsible for wage…

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