Both federal and California law have long forbidden religious discrimination in employment, while also requiring employers to grant reasonable accommodations for religious observances. A common accommodation is to modify a policy to enable an employee to engage in a particular religious observance (such as not working on the Sabbath). California has now set itself apart with the recent amendments to the FEHA.
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Among the many California Peculiarities that employers must face are special rules on personnel record keeping. In 2012 the Legislature, in enacting AB 2674, made those rules yet more complicated and onerous. Until December 31, 2012, employer obligations to make employee performance records or grievances available were drawn out in the seven subdivisions of Labor Code section 1198.5(a)-(g). Effective January 1, 2013, the statute’s subdivisions now number seventeen, reflecting nine key changes:
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Continuing in this series on new California regs, this post calls out three additional areas where the pregnancy disability regulations have changed as of January 1, 2013. Last time, we talked about expanded definitions, time periods for leave, and required notices. This time, we are talking reinstatement, interplay with other leaves and reasonable accommodation. For a deeper dive, you’ll have to read the regulations yourself, which you can find here.
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After almost two years of public comment and editing, the California Office of Administrative Law finally settled on a crop of regulations that substantially alter the way Pregnancy Disability Leaves (PDL) are administered in California. The regulations (effective December 30, 2012) have created additional burdens for employers that many may find onerous:
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We all know that agency regulations can be informative guidance but, by their nature, extremely detailed and—let’s face it—dry as toast. The new disability regulations, which went into effect on December 30, 2012, are no exception.
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