Our team of attorneys discuss employment law issues California employers need to know about Coronavirus.

Attorneys from our firm gathered for this Q&A on Friday, March 13, 2020 to discuss common questions facing California employers with the coronavirus epidemic.  We discuss the following topics:

• Providing time off for employees due to school closures
• Dealing with employee’s requests not to work
• Masks in the workplace
• Screening employees
• WARN issues for mass layoffs
• Wage and hour considerations

Zaller Law Group Associate Rick Reyes explains what documents are required by California employers to have available for employees during the hiring process in 2020.

Part 1 of the AB5 discussion: Anthony Zaller, along with Zaller Law Group attorneys Mike Thompson and Rick Reyes, provide background information on AB5 and the "ABC Test".  They discuss the numerous legal challenges against AB5 in California at the beginning of 2020.

The California legislature set its sights on limiting employers’ use of independent contractors in the gig economy, and it will have a dramatic impact for all employers.

Here are the top five themes related to labor and employment that were consistently discussed during a conference I recently attended.

Sorry about the audio quality! It was very loud at the foodshow this year.

This is a panel I hosted at this year's Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo, featuring: Andrea Borgen, Jamie Boalbey, and Edith Quintero.