Best practices for new phase of pandemic
The pandemic is not over, but it seems to be entering a new phase. Only in retrospect will we know the duration of the latest phase and whether it…
SCMV Elects Two New Shareholders
SCMV is pleased to announce that Patrick Haase and Sarah Shekhter were elected shareholders of the firm. Patrick joined the firm’s Estate…
Handle employee with caregiving responsibilities with care
Throughout the pandemic, employers have dealt with employees with disclosed or assumed caregiving responsibilities at home. The U.S. Equal…
April 11, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Does employer have duty to keep remote workplace safe from criminal conduct?
A California employer has a statutory duty to provide its employees with a safe and healthful workplace. During the pandemic, employers have…
March 28, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Court: No right to immediate vacation payout where benefits continued during furlough
Many California businesses that shut down when the pandemic started in the U.S. two years ago almost to the day furloughed staff indefinitely,…
March 14, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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What you need to know about new COVID-19 leave law
California’s 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) law requires employers with 26 or more employees to provide their employees…
February 28, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Legal perils of workplace romance
Happy Valentine’s Day. Last February, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) released a survey that found over a third of American…
February 14, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Making sense of recent rulings on workplace vaccination mandates
The U.S. Supreme Court and other courts in California and elsewhere have issued rulings in recent weeks on government‑imposed vaccine…
January 31, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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2 courts, 2 sets of COVID-19 emergency workplace rules, 2 different outcomes. What it means
On Thursday, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from enforcing COVID-19…
January 17, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Reason for employers to adopt strong COVID safety rules: Potential liability for nonemployee infections
An employee injured at work generally is limited to workers compensation benefits, which the worker is entitled to receive whether the employer was…