AB 1950 Rewrites Probation Length

Continuing the decade-long criminal justice reform in California kicked off by AB 109, the so-called Realignment bill, AB 1950 limits, with several exceptions, the length of a term of probation in misdemeanor cases to one year and in felony cases to two years. As to misdemeanors, the most notable exception is that DUIs will continue to require a term of … Read More

More News for Employers in the Covid-19 Era

As of December 31, 2020, the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (“CSPSL”) expired.  California employers continue to have exclusion pay requirements under the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (“Cal/OSHA”) COVID-19 emergency temporary standards (“ETS”). And, although the FFCRA has expired, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”) extends tax credits to … Read More