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# Bradley + Wellerstein LLP: Based in Burbank, California, Bradley + Wellerstein (B+W) is a boutique business and employment law firm. We represent local, regional, statewide and national companies in a variety of industries doing business in the State of California, with a unique specialty in the private security law sector.

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- [Employers Are Not Mind Readers: California Court Clarifies When Employers Are Deemed To “Know” About A Disability](https://bwlawpros.com/employers-are-not-mind-readers/): Observing troubling behavior does not automatically mean an employer is legally deemed to know an employee has a protected disability.
- [PAGA’s Next Wave: New Rules Target Filing Abuses](https://bwlawpros.com/californias-pagas-next-wave/): Labor and Workforce Development Agency proposes new PAGA regulations implementing 2024 reforms, adding filing, cure, and settlement rules that may increase structure—but not reduce risk.
- [New Year, New Laws: 2026 California Employer Resolutions](https://bwlawpros.com/new-year-new-laws-make-these-2026-employment-and-business-law-resolutions/): California employers: Start 2026 compliant. Learn key new employment and business laws taking effect this year, plus practical steps to stay ahead.
- [Minimum Wage, Maximum Risk: California’s 2026 Wage Patchwork (](https://bwlawpros.com/californias-2026-minimum-wages/): California’s 2026 minimum wage laws create complex compliance risks as local and industry rules exceed the state rate. Learn how employers can avoid liability.
- [Bradley + Wellerstein LLP Announces Firm Reorganization](https://bwlawpros.com/bradley-wellerstein-llp-announces-firm-reorganization-and-brand-launch/): Bradley + Wellerstein announced today that the firm has undergone a reorganization and launched its new brand. The firm has a brand-new look and refreshed identity as B+W, with the same trusted team our clients have relied on for years.
- [Los Angeles Employers Should Prepare for Olympic Wage Ordinance](https://bwlawpros.com/los-angeles-employers-should-prepare-for-olympic-wage-ordinance/): On May 27, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed a set of amendments to local wage and employment ordinances impacting Hotel Workers in preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games being hosted in Los Angeles. These amendments, collectively referred to as the “Olympic Wage Ordinance” provide sweeping new requirements for employers in the hotel industry, most critically a graduated increase in the minimum wage from July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2028, topping out at $30.00 per hour for Hotel Workers in the City of Los Angeles. In addition, the new law imposes a requirement that Hotel Employers provide health benefits to Hotel Workers. Those who fail to provide sufficient benefit expenditures on behalf of their employees must pay further increased wages to make up the difference.
- [California Employers Get a “Break”: Court of Appeal Approves Prospective Meal Break Waivers](https://bwlawpros.com/california-meal-break-waivers-court-ruling/): By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq.
- [California Employers Must Provide Employees with Time Off to Vote and Post Notice](https://bwlawpros.com/california-employers-must-provide-employees-with-time-off-to-vote-and-post-notice/): Election Day is coming up! California Employers must post a notice informing employees of their paid-time-off-to-vote rights no later than October 26. Below is all the information you’ll need to stay compliant.
- [PAGA Reform Is Here: Good News for California Employers](https://bwlawpros.com/good-news-for-california-employers-paga-reform-is-here/): Good News for California Employers! California Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2288 and Senate Bill (SB) 92, significantly reforming the 20-year-old Private Attorneys General Act of 2004
- [Are California Employers Prepared to Implement Workplace Violence Prevention Plans?](https://bwlawpros.com/california-employers-workplace-violence-prevention-plans/): In 2023, Governor Newsom signed SB553, codified as California Labor Code §6401.9, a first-of-its-kind general workplace violence prevention law that applies across all industries and to nearly all employers with operations in California. Under the new law, Covered Employers must have workplace violence prevention plans (WVPPs), training, and more in place by July 1, 2024. These requirements, as detailed below, will be enforced by California’s Occupational Safety & Health Division (Cal/OSHA). Cal/OSHA has recently provided an FAQ HERE for further guidance.
- [California Pay Data Reporting Compliance](https://bwlawpros.com/california-pay-data-reporting-compliance/): By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. and Michael J. Bruskin, Esq.
- [California Expands Mandatory Paid Sick Leave](https://bwlawpros.com/california-expands-mandatory-paid-sick-leave/): On October 4, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 616 authorizing the expansion of California’s Paid Sick Leave law, the Healthy Workers Healthy Families Act of 2014. The new bill includes notable expansions to the amount of protected, paid sick time that must be provided to employees in California, as well as the amount of accrued time they are able to roll over from one year to the next. The new requirements take effect on January 1, 2024.
- [California Supreme Court Has the Last Word on PAGA](https://bwlawpros.com/deviating-from-scotus-california-supreme-court-has-the-last-word-on-paga/): California Supreme Court’s Adolph v. Uber ruling reshapes PAGA standing after arbitration, rejecting Viking River and impacting employer litigation strategy.
- [Hot Topic: Heat-Related Law for Employers](https://bwlawpros.com/hot-topic-heat-related-law-for-employers/): Cal/OSHA’s heat illness prevention standard (Section §3395) applies to all outdoor worksites. The law requires that employers provide outdoor workers fresh water, access to shade at 80 degrees, and cool-down rest breaks when requested, in addition to regular breaks, as well as have a written prevention policy with training on the signs of heat illness and what to do in case of an emergency. The permissible worksite temperature varies on the industry.
- [National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month](https://bwlawpros.com/national-sexual-assault-awareness-and-prevention-month/): On March 31, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. proclaimed April 2023 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Despite a long history of advocacy groups campaigning for sexual assault and sexual violence awareness, President Barack Obama was the first United States president to recognize April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month in 2009.
- [Is the Time Up for Time-Rounding in California?](https://bwlawpros.com/is-the-time-up-for-time-rounding-in-california/): For decades, California law has permitted employers to round employee time entries as long as the rounding policy is neutral on its face and does not disadvantage employees. However, on February 1, 2023, the California Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments on a Court of Appeal decision that could end California employers’ ability to round employee work time altogether.
- [New California Laws For 2023 Stress Safety, More Regulations, and Address Workplace Disparity](https://bwlawpros.com/new-california-laws-for-2023-stress-safety-more-regulations-and-address-workplace-disparity/): California’s Governor Newsom signed 997 bills last year (and vetoed 169). While there was a flurry of laws that protect women’s reproductive rights as a result of the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, January 1st marks the enforcement of many other laws about which you should be aware.
- [Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Requirements to Become Permanent…For Two Years](https://bwlawpros.com/cal-osha-covid-19-prevention-requirements-to-become-permanentfor-two-years/): After three years of frequent changes, CalOSHA adopted the more permanent COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations.
- [California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave: Same Buckets. Extended Time Period](https://bwlawpros.com/californias-covid-19-supplemental-paid-sick-leave-same-buckets-extended-time-period/): While many California employers were anticipating the current COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) would expire on September 30, 2022, unsurprisingly, California has passed AB 152, which will extend SPSL through December 31, 2022. AB 152 has passed through the Legislature and awaits Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. This time, however, employers (especially smaller employers) will have some reprieve. Here is what you need to know:
- [A Win (for Now) for California Employers! US Supreme Court Rocks the Boat with Viking River Cruises PAGA Ruling](https://bwlawpros.com/a-win-for-now-for-california-employers-us-supreme-court-rocks-the-boat-with-viking-river-cruises-paga-ruling/): By
- [Oops, They Did It Again… California Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow to Employers Holding That Meal Period & Rest Break Premiums Are Wages, Not Penalties](https://bwlawpros.com/oops-they-did-it-again-california-supreme-court-strikes-another-blow-to-employers-holding-that-meal-period-rest-break-premiums-are-wages-not-penalties/): By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq.
- [The Crown Act: Will the Federal Government Ban Natural Hairstyle Discrimination?](https://bwlawpros.com/the-crown-act-will-the-federal-government-ban-natural-hairstyle-discrimination/): California was the first state to adopt the CROWN Act, in 2019. Since then, numerous other states have followed suit. Now, the federal government is (hopefully) on its way to enacting the federal version of the Creating a Respectful World for Natural Hair Act (the “CROWN Act” or the “Act”). On March 18, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2116 by a narrow majority.
- [President Biden Signs Law Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Claims](https://bwlawpros.com/president-biden-signs-law-prohibiting-mandatory-arbitration-of-sexual-harassment-and-sexual-assault-claims/): On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” into law. What does it mean?
- [It’s (Really) Back! California Implements COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave For 2022](https://bwlawpros.com/its-really-back-california-implements-covid-19-supplemental-paid-sick-leave-for-2022/): By:
- [It’s Back! California To Revive COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave For Employees](https://bwlawpros.com/its-back-california-to-revive-covid-19-supplemental-paid-sick-leave-for-employees/): With a decline of COVID-19 cases in mid-2021, California’s Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) ended on September 30, 2021. However, at the end of 2021, Omicron raged through California (and the rest of the world) causing a staggering increase in COVID-19 cases and a shortage of workers. It is not terribly surprising that on January 25, 2022, it was announced that California employers will once again be required to provide COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to employees.
- [What’s Happening With The Federal COVID-19 Vaccine-Or-Test Mandate For Large Employers?](https://bwlawpros.com/whats-happening-with-the-federal-covid-19-vaccine-or-test-mandate-for-large-employers/): The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) halted enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”)
- [SCOTUS To Decide The Fate Of PAGA Waivers In Arbitration Agreements In California](https://bwlawpros.com/scotus-to-decide-the-fate-of-paga-waivers-in-arbitration-agreements-in-california/): by Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq.
- [Cal/OSHA Readopts Revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”)](https://bwlawpros.com/cal-osha-readopts-revised-covid-19-prevention-emergency-temporary-standards-ets/): By: Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq.
- [Federal Vaccine Mandates: A Mandate Here, A Mandate There, A Mandate Mandate Everywhere!](https://bwlawpros.com/federal-vaccine-mandates-a-mandate-here-a-mandate-there-a-mandate-mandate-everywhere/): By: Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq.
- [A Balance Act: Social Media’s Integral Role in the Workplace (Part Two)](https://bwlawpros.com/a-balance-act-social-medias-integral-role-in-the-workplace-part-two/): This is the second article of a two-part series.
- [Federal Court Blocks OSHA’S Emergency Temporary Standard (The “Rule”) on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines or Weekly Testing](https://bwlawpros.com/federal-court-blocks-oshas-emergency-temporary-standard-the-rule-on-mandatory-covid-19-vaccines-or-weekly-testing/): Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new emergency temporary standard which would soon require all covered employers with 100 or more employees to either require its workforce to receive mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19 or weekly tests. I call it the “Rule.” Almost immediately thereafter, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal granted a stay of the Executive Order, thereby staying the Rule. At this juncture, we don’t know when or whether the Rule will go into effect. However, the Rule has deadlines that all employers who must comply with the Rule should be prepared to meet. If you have not read and digested all 490 pages of the Rule yet, not to worry. The most important parts of the Rule are summarized below.
- [A Balance Act: Social Media’s Integral Role in the Workplace](https://bwlawpros.com/a-balance-act-social-medias-integral-role-in-the-workplace/): This is the first article of a two-part series.
- [A Win For California Employers! Court of Appeal Holds Trial Courts can Strike Unmanageable PAGA Claims](https://bwlawpros.com/a-win-for-california-employers-court-of-appeal-holds-trial-courts-can-strike-unmanageable-paga-claims/): On September 9, 2021, the California Court of Appeal handed down an important victory for employers in Wesson v. Staples The Office Superstore LLC, (No. B302988) that will help employers assert defenses against lawsuits brought under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) (Lab. Code § 2698 et seq.). Resolving a matter of first impression, this case was the first published California appellate decision to confirm that trial courts have the authority to strike unmanageable PAGA claims.
- [Here we go Again… Ninth Circuit Upholds (In Part) California’s Prohibition on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements](https://bwlawpros.com/here-we-go-again-ninth-circuit-upholds-in-part-californias-prohibition-on-mandatory-arbitration-agreements/): By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq.
- [Privacy Rights in a Post 9/11 World](https://bwlawpros.com/privacy-rights-in-a-post-9-11-world/): This month, our country is commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines flight 93 on September 11, 2001. In response to only the second attack on the U.S. homeland -- resulting in the deaths of 2,977 innocent U.S. citizens -- we saw life in America change overnight: The Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration were created -- gone were the days when we could arrive at the airport just minutes before a flight, breeze through a simple metal detector and get on a plane without even showing an ID. Protective concrete bollards sprouted almost immediately along big city streets in front of tall commercial buildings. In response to Americans’ newfound patriotism, Major League Baseball teams began to include performances of “God Bless America” during the seventh inning stretch, instead of singing the traditional “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” And the George W. Bush administration legislated and passed the Patriot Act.
- [Vaccination Mandates for Private Employers Announced](https://bwlawpros.com/president-biden-announces-vaccination-mandates-for-private-employers/): The ETS is expected to mandate that private businesses with 100 or more employees require their workforces to become fully vaccinated or test negative for COVID
- [California’s Department of Public Health Casts a Wide Net for Mandatory Vaccinations](https://bwlawpros.com/californias-department-of-public-health-casts-a-wide-net-for-mandatory-vaccinations/): By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq.
- [California Premium Pay Must Include Non-Discretionary Pay](https://bwlawpros.com/california-supreme-court-rules-calculation-of-premium-pay-must-include-non-discretionary-pay/): California Supreme Court rules meal and rest break premiums must be paid at the regular rate of compensation, including nondiscretionary pay, retroactively.
- [California’s New Laws in 2021- Focus on Safety, COVID-19 Response and Employment Equality](https://bwlawpros.com/californias-new-laws-in-2021-focus-on-safety-covid-19-response-and-employment-equality/): By Barry A. Bradley, Esq.
- [FFCRA COVID-19 Paid Leave Obligations Have Expired](https://bwlawpros.com/new-federal-relief-bill-lets-employers-off-the-hook-ffcra-covid-19-paid-leave-obligations-have-expired/): Employers are no longer obligated to provide FFCRA paid leave to employees, despite the common belief that these entitlements would be extended into 2021.
- [Keeping Up with COVID-19: New Executive Order and Department of Health Guidance Shortening Return to Work Quarantine Requirements](https://bwlawpros.com/keeping-up-with-covid-19-new-executive-order-and-department-of-health-guidance-shortening-return-to-work-quarantine-requirements/): California Department of Public Health Reduces Quarantine Period for Asymptomatic Exposures and Certain Critical Infrastructure Workers
- [The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Light at the End of the Tunnel or a Deepening Legal Quandary](https://bwlawpros.com/the-covid-19-vaccine-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-or-a-deepening-legal-quandary/): On March 4, 2020, the City of Los Angeles declared a local emergency and put all of its residents into lockdown in an effort to reduce the spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19. It seems like light years ago since the beginning of this pandemic when many of us put our lives on hold. Coupled with Governor Newsom’s on-going emergency orders for the State of California, many people are anxiously waiting for a “cure” to COVID-19, so that they can resume their “normal” way of life before it becomes just a faint memory.
- [California Enacts Mandatory COVID-19 Notice and Reporting Requirements](https://bwlawpros.com/california-enacts-mandatory-covid-19-notice-and-reporting-requirements/): New COVID-19 Notice and Reporting Requirements
- [California Passes Historic Expansion of State Family and Medical Leave Law Creating New Obligations for Employers](https://bwlawpros.com/california-passes-historic-expansion-of-state-family-and-medical-leave-law-creating-new-obligations-for-employers/): On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation that will expand the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), significantly impacting both small and large California employers across the board.
- [California Expands Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Requirements](https://bwlawpros.com/california-enacts-new-law-expanding-supplemental-paid-sick-leave-requirements/): The new supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave (CPSL) law essentially aims to fill the gaps left by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
- [DOL Guidance on FFCRA Paid Leave for Remote Learning](https://bwlawpros.com/back-to-school-at-home-u-s-department-of-labor-answers-questions-about-eligibility-for-paid-leave-for-remote-learning-under-the-ffcra/): These FAQs explain eligibility for qualifying for paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) relative to the varied formats and schedules schools have announced as they reopen
- [Courts Promote Online Independence and Disabled Persons’ Rights in the Face of COVID-19](https://bwlawpros.com/courts-promote-online-independence-and-disabled-persons-rights-in-the-face-of-covid-19/): As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, we have all had to change our lifestyles to some extent, finding different means of doing things than before. For example, on the recent 4th of July holiday, the beautiful fireworks shows that so many of us enjoy were prohibited by many counties in California. Even so, we found alternate ways to celebrate. On an on-going basis, many of us are now spending more time online doing things we normally would have done in person. We are ordering our groceries for delivery, instead of going to the market; chatting with friends and family via Zoom, instead of meeting for coffee; and doing classwork or working remotely from home, instead of going to school or into the office.
- [California’s July 1, 2020 Minimum Wage Increase](https://bwlawpros.com/californias-july-1-2020-minimum-wage-increase/): On July 1, 2020 California localities increased their minimum wage requirements
- [Is There Anything to Celebrate in June of 2020? Yes, the June Anniversary of the Trial of Susan B. Anthony](https://bwlawpros.com/is-there-anything-to-celebrate-in-june-of-2020-yes-the-june-anniversary-of-the-trial-of-susan-b-anthony/): The year 2020 will likely be remembered as noteworthy for many reasons, such as COVID-19 and the protests surrounding the death of George Floyd.
- [Executive Order Creates Presumptions that California Workers with COVID-19 are Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits](https://bwlawpros.com/executive-order-creates-presumptions-that-california-workers-with-covid-19-are-eligible-for-workers-compensation-benefits/): Executive order creates a rebuttable presumption that employees who contract COVID-19 at work qualify for workers’ compensation benefits

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- [Barry A. Bradley](https://bwlawpros.com/attorney/barry-a-bradley/): Barry Bradley co-founded our firm and serves as its Managing Partner. A seasoned litigator with strong business acumen and deep industry experience, Barry leads the firm’s Business and Licensing Group.
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