Download the California Physical Therapy Association COVID-19 Resource Guide with information on Governor’s Executive Orders, Essential Businesses Work-sharing/Leave Issues and Federal Law Benefits for Small Businesses CPTA COVID-19 Resource Guide This is but one of many amazing benefits for members of the California Physical Therapy Association and American Physical Therapy Read more…
This Blog post it addresses the effects of Governor Newsom’s Executive Order on physical therapists, liability for employers, and what to expect next. Governor Newsom’s Executive Order On March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 directing all residents immediately to stay at home, except as needed to maintain Read more…
This Blog addresses federal relief and benefits available to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Families First Coronavirus Response Act[1] On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”) was signed into law and requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family Read more…
This Blog addresses the Employment Development Department’s Work Sharing program in light of COVID-19. Work Sharing Arrangements Work Sharing is a way of supplementing an employee’s wages when their wages and hours have been significantly reduced due to economic reasons. It is essentially a hybrid between employment and unemployment. Read more…
This Blog addresses liability for Physical Therapy employers relating to COVID-19. During these uncertain times of COVID-19, employers, especially those in health care, must be mindful of liabilities and obligations to employees and to others as the result of employees. Most importantly, health care employers, including physical therapists, should take Read more…
The purpose of this blog is to examine layoff guidelines and furloughs under California law in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In summary, the Governor’s Executive Order has suspended California law regarding layoffs. Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN” Act) Laws Both federal and state law have safeguards in place Read more…
A Skelly hearing derives its name from Skelly v. State Personnel Board (1975) 15 Cal. 3d 194. Dr. Skelly, a permanent civil service employee, was terminated from his employment with the State of California. The California Supreme Court determined, among other things, that he was deprived of his due process Read more…
If you are an employer, having a wage claim filed with California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) can be the start of a long and unpleasant process. The first notice an employer receives of a wage claim is often in the form of a “Notice of Pre-Hearing Conference.” Did Read more…
Workplace investigations, if not handled properly, can snowball into larger lawsuits. These lawsuits can come in two forms – from the employee who complained of inappropriate workplace conduct or from an employee accused of workplace conduct. When an allegation of workplace misconduct occurs, the employer is responsible for investigating the Read more…
California Labor Code, section 511 (as amended in 2009) and most of the current Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) orders provide for alternative workweek schedules. An alternative workweek schedule (AWS) means any regularly scheduled workweek requiring an employee to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period. An alternative work Read more…