WHICH EMPLOYERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE HEALTHY WORKPLACES, HEALTHY FAMILIES ACT?

It is no surprise that California, with its distinguished reputation for passing employee-friendly legislation, is leading the charge toward mandatory paid sick leave for employees with the passage of The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act which will go into effect on July 1, 2015.

It is best practices for all businesses and employers to have a written employee handbook that sets forth all of its employment-related practices and procedures including any paid sick leave.

A company with one or more employees, each working 30 or more days in California within a one-year period must comply with the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act. There is no exception for small businesses or companies that only have part time employes. Further, companies located outside of California with employees performing services in California are also subject to the new law.

Are you a company that has questions or concerns related to whether the newly passed California statute affects independent contractors or employees? Contact the Law Offices of Payab & Associates @ (818) 918-5522 or visit http://payablaw.com/ if you have any questions to avoid or mitigate penalties and damages related to employee misclassification.

The Law Offices of Payab & Associates is a Los Angeles based law firm with more than 17 years of experience in employment cases. Our office has successfully litigated many complex disputes including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, racial discrimination, wage and labor disputes, and retaliation cases.