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ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS OUT THERE: Employment law is rapidly changing because of COVID-19. This blog post contains information that you must know regarding these new laws. In addition, because these new laws impact your employees' wages and sick time, you must provide them with notice. If you need assistance drafting a Notice to your employees or any other policy, contact me at [email protected]. Also, this is unfortunately a difficult time for businesses. If you need to administ...er a layoff, there may be certain legal requirements in order to avoid future liability. Our office can assist you in doing it the right way. https://www.southerncaliforniaemploymentlaw.com/essential-/

COVID-19 is happening so fast, it is hard to keep up on all the changes. Every employee is going to be impacted by this virus. The best advice I have for those who have suffered job loss is to file a claim with the EDD, immediately. California has waived the one week waiting period. For workers who are still employed, there is a risk of either contracting the virus or caring for someone who is impacted by the virus (such as minor children home from school). This blog article ...discusses the new laws that expand sick time and protected leave. Please see the article below in which our associate, Dan Thompson, has written regarding a review of some of the new laws enacted to protect you as an employee. SOUTHERNCALIFORNIAEMPLOYMENTLAW.COM New COVID-19 Employment Laws The Federal Government has passed urgent legislation in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in order to ease the financial impact on families impacted by the disease. The following are important ...

If your employment has been affected by the COVID-19 virus please check out this post from our associate Dan Thompson to review options you may have. If you need further information please contact our office.

Hey employers. Here is a great article about the new independent contractor laws in California written by our very own Dan Thompson. https://www.southerncaliforniaemploymentlaw.com/the-battl/

One misnomer is how powerful power of attorney documents actually are. No one likes to think about getting into an unfortunate accident, health crises, or becoming mentally or physically incapable of managing one’s own financial and health affairs. However, with a small amount of money and time, a power of attorney can avoid major problems down the road for yourself and loved ones. By appointing a trusted person as your agent, also called the attorney in fact, you can save ...your family and loved ones the time, expense, and delay of setting up a guardianship to handle your health and financial affairs if you become incapacitated. Your agent will be able to help make health care decisions and pay your bills to avoid adverse creditor actions. Please contact Davis & Wojcik at (951)652-9000 to assist you with your power of attorney or any of your estate planning needs.

Freedom from Defamation It is common practice for potential employers to call former employers for a reference on prospective employees. Currently, employers are permitted to inform another prospective employer whether the employer would rehire an employee. Such communications are deemed to be privileged and protected from a lawsuit for defamation if done without malice. The defamation protection now extends to information about sexual harassment allegations. AB 2770 permit...s employers to disclose (a) complaints of sexual harassment by an employee to an employer based on credible evidence; (b) communications between the employer and interested persons regarding a complaint of sexual harassment; and (c) communications by the employer whether the employer’s decision to not rehire the employee is based on the employer’s determination that the former employee engaged in sexual harassment. Once again, this information must be conveyed without malice, which means the previous employer cannot call to warn the future employer. This new law is good for businesses because it protects free speech and allows for the free exchange of information without fear of a defamation lawsuit. However, employees must be aware that an accusation of sexual harassment does not end with a new job.

Our Temecula attorney team has put together a timeline of California’s new gun laws. Stay up to date with the changes by checking out our blog post!

Attorney Joseph Wojcik has been named one of 10 Best Attorneys for Estate Planning in 2016 by the American Institute of Legal Counsel! This huge honor speaks volumes about the quality of legal services he can provide for clients. Learn more about Attorney Wojcik by visiting his profile or schedule a consultation with our firm.