Effective March 29, 2021, employers in California with more than 25 employees must provide employees with COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave if the employee cannot work or tele-work due to a COVID-19 related reason, such as to care for oneself, a family member, or if the employee is attending a vaccine appointment. The maximum amount…
California lawmakers and courts continued to revise and clarify a number of employment laws in 2020, and enact new statutes and regulations for 2021. Just a few of the many changes include: Minimum wage increases for all employers, and salary raises for exempt employees; Expansion of leave laws granting employees the right to take up…
In 2018, Tim Williams took over as lead counsel for the firm in Lee v. Dynamex. Originally filed in 2005, the case included two trips to the Court of Appeal and more recently, the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903. Changing the law in California on…
The firm scored a victory for a client in arbitration with a seven-figure recovery. An executive with an employment contract was terminated, but the employer refused to honor a “change in control” provision entitling the client to back wages, stock, and other damages. Berger, Williams & Reynolds, LLP represented the client in discovery and a…
