Surveying the California Employment Landscape: Our Predictions for Trends in 2014

From the promontory of the first full week in January, we look out over the California employment law landscape and offer our fearless predictions for the coming year.

State enforcement agencies are on the prowl. Employers are increasingly finding themselves the targets of California enforcement agencies, particularly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and the Employment Development Department (EDD). The DFEH is particularly focused on employer compliance with disability and pregnancy leave notices and medical certification forms. And, in the wake of statutory changes last year that increased potential penalties for incorrectly classifying independent contractors, the EDD is increasing payroll and employment-status audits. Aggressive enforcement activity is expected to increase.

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