Connie L. ChenBlog Posts
City of Los Angeles Enacts COVID-19 Related Worker Retention and Right of Recall OrdinancesThe City of Los Angeles has enacted two Ordinances requiring fair employment practices in response to job and economic insecurity due to COVID-19 related shelter in place orders. The Ordinances, which go into effect on June 14, 2020, apply to four categories of businesses and employers which the City found have been especially impacted by... Continue Reading…May 12, 2020 |
City of Los Angeles Enacts COVID-19 Related Worker Retention and Right of Recall OrdinancesThe City of Los Angeles has enacted two Ordinances requiring fair employment practices in response to job and economic insecurity due to COVID-19 related shelter in place orders. The Ordinances, which go into effect on June 14, 2020, apply to four categories of businesses and employers which the City found have been especially impacted by... Continue ReadingMay 12, 2020 |
State Budget Proposal Seeks to Reduce PAGA Litigation Through Increased State OversightOn January 7, 2016, Governor Brown’s office submitted a 22-page Budget Change Proposal for 2016-2017 (http://web1a.esd.dof.ca.gov/Documents/bcp/1617/FY1617_ORG7350_BCP474.pdf) in an effort to “stabilize and improve the handling of Private Attorneys General Act cases.” Background Enacted in 2003, the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) enables private parties to recover penalties for certain Labor Code violations that could previously … Continue ReadingFebruary 26, 2016 |