Cal/OSHA workplace violence regulations currently apply only to Health Care Industry; otherwise it regulates workplace violence using employer obligation to identify, evaluate workplace hazards. Revised draft regulations will apply to general industry.
The California Chamber of Commerce identified job killer bills going through legislation. They could inflate employer data reporting requirements, expand Fair Employment and Housing Act. Several already have passed one of two houses of legislature.
The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement issued Proposed Rules Implementing Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance, notice of proposed rulemaking, applies to employers with twenty plus employees. City will accept public comments through June 16, start July 12.
Unanimous California Supreme Court decision Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services held premium wages for rest, meal periods are wages under California law. Employees now able to recover additional monies if employers fail to include unpaid premiums on paystubs, final wages.
The California Supreme Court issued Naranjo v. Spectrum Sec. Servs. Inc. decision: meal, rest break premiums are wages, must be reported on wage statements, timely paid to avoid penalties. Extra pay meant to compensate unlawful break deprivation and work during the break.