Storm's California Employment Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2469552007-09-21T16:58:21-07:00The First Legal Weblog Dedicated To California Employment LawTypePadPlease update your links.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-392445292007-09-21T16:58:21-07:002007-09-21T16:58:21-07:00I know I said I would maintain this page for longer than this, but it appears that enough of the traffic has moved to the new site. Please update your links: Site: http://stormsemploymentlaw.com RSS: http://stormsemploymentlaw.com/?feed=rss2 Podcast: http://stormsemploymentlaw.com/?feed=podcast You will be...jonerikstormEmployment Issues Took a Back Seat This Session.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-388664472007-09-13T21:54:45-07:002007-09-13T21:54:45-07:00Various papers state-wide (Sac Bee, San Jose Mercury News, San Diego Union-Tribune, OC Register) have given their postmortems on this Legislative session. None of them mention any of the many employment-related bills, and probably for good reason. With the budget...jonerikstormAB 14 Passes [Don't forget to update your bookmarks]tag:typepad.com,2003:post-388023612007-09-12T11:06:18-07:002007-09-12T11:06:18-07:00T o the Gov. More to come. The new RSS feed is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/StormsCaliforniaEmploymentLaw http://stormsemploymentlaw.com/?feed=rss2 The new URL is: http://stormsemploymentlaw.com You will be automatically redirected there momentarily.jonerikstormSB 622 To Governor [Don't Forget To Change Your Bookmarks]tag:typepad.com,2003:post-388012952007-09-12T10:41:05-07:002007-09-12T10:41:05-07:00The Senate concurred in the Assembly amendments this morning by a vote of 22-15. The new RSS feed is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/StormsCaliforniaEmploymentLaw http://stormsemploymentlaw.com/?feed=rss2 The new URL is: http://stormsemploymentlaw.com You will be automatically redirected there momentarily.jonerikstormUPDATE YOUR FEED and LINKS!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-386630152007-09-09T10:35:22-07:002007-09-09T10:35:22-07:00This blog has moved. Posts will be cross-posted here for a month, with a reminder to update your feed and bookmarks. The new RSS feed is: http://stormsemploymentlaw.com/?feed=rss2 The new URL is: http://stormsemploymentlaw.com You will be automatically redirected there momentarily.jonerikstormSB 836 To Governortag:typepad.com,2003:post-386477072007-09-08T18:49:30-07:002007-09-08T18:49:30-07:00SB 836, adding "familial status" as a protected class under the Unruh Act and the FEHA. Familial status is defined as: one or more individuals under 18 years of age who reside with a parent, another person with care and...jonerikstormSB 622 Amended To Drop Private Right of Action.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-386225752007-09-07T16:26:15-07:002007-09-07T16:26:15-07:00SB 622, which I felt would have been the one potentially paradigm-shifting piece of employment law legislation this session, has been significantly amended. The new version of the bill drops the private right of action for independent contractor misclassification. A...jonerikstormTwo More Employment Bills On Their Way To Governortag:typepad.com,2003:post-386072712007-09-07T10:27:34-07:002007-09-07T10:27:34-07:00A.B. 1043, which would make void any choice of law provision in an employment-related dispute other than California void. It would also make a non-California forum clause void. This bill is, at least in part, a reaction to Olinick v....jonerikstormAB 1707 Goes to the Governortag:typepad.com,2003:post-385750832007-09-06T14:40:54-07:002007-09-06T14:40:54-07:00Passes Senate 21-17, passed Assembly 47-31. Read the Senate analysis here, and the bill as enrolled, here. I put the odds of a veto at about 80%. This bill would require employers to maintain employment records for a specified time...jonerikstormLegislature's Final Pushtag:typepad.com,2003:post-385139132007-09-05T10:11:26-07:002007-09-05T10:11:26-07:00Every time I read a court opinion about the complexities of "legislative intent" I smile. The Legislature is to vote on 800 bills in the next two weeks. From the OC Register: SACRAMENTO – The Legislature heard 183 bills on...jonerikstorm