Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order declaring the use of face masks when people are in public settings, including outdoor areas where social distancing is not possible. This order is a response to the spike in...
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Title VII’s prevention of employment discrimination based on sex applies to both sexual orientation and gender identity. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the federal law that prohibits discrimination based...
HB 2341: The Oregon Legislature recently passed House Bill 2341 (2019) which provides additional employee protections related to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition, including lactation.1 The law becomes effective January 1, 2020. Existing state law has long prohibited employers...
SB 188: known as the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair) Act, amends Section 212.1 of the California Education Code and Section 12926 of the California Government Code to expand the definition of "Race" to include traits...
AB 51 : Existing law imposes various restrictions on employers with respect to contracts and applications for employment. A violation of those restrictions is a misdemeanor. Existing law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is under the direction of...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that causes symptoms ranging from fever, cough, and shortness of breath to pneumonia, kidney failure, and death. Symptoms may appear between 2 and 14 days after exposure, although some infected individuals may be asymptomatic....