In today’s episode, Teresa discusses “Legal Deadline Update and Cautionary Tales from the Courtroom.” Teresa reminds our California employers of a few important deadlines and reports on a significant change in the law that could have a lot of California companies on the wrong side of California’s privacy protection laws.

Legal Update Topics Discussed Today:

• Business Use Rate for 2024 is 67 cents a mile
  
• Active-duty Military medical or moving purposes is 21 cents a mile
  
• Charitable Organizations remains the same at 14 cents a mile
  
• California Law Prohibits Workplace Discrimination and Harassment new poster and other required posters can be downloaded for free from the CRD’s website
  
• California Pay Day Reporting – California Civil Rights Department (CRD)
  
• California AB 1076 February 14, 2024 deadline
  
• California Court of Appeal has reinstated the California Privacy Protection Agency’s ability to enforce previously stayed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations set to take effect on March 29, 2024
  
• US DOL’s Final Rule for determining who is an independent contractor under Federal Law goes into effect on March 11, 2024
  

Cautionary Tales Discussed Today:

• There are no magic words when it comes to paying overtime
  
• Refusal to Engage With a Disabled Employee Lead to $1.6 Millon Dollar Verdict 
  

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00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:31Legal Deadline Update

11:40Break and Public Service Announcement

12:26Cautionary Tales

22:16Teresa’s Closing Remarks