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Congratulations Dodgers on winning the AA Championship for the Anaheim Hills Little League!! All of us at Pedersen Law are so proud to be your sponsors!

Pedersen Law is a proud sponsor of the Anaheim Hills Little League! These little Dodgers are currently 10-2 so far this season! Let’s go Dodgers!

Neil was recently a guest on the All On Perspective podcast. Click the link to watch the episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-iAyrFK2pw

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Congratulations to Attorneys Neil Pedersen and Jennifer Santillan for procuring a $250,000 settlement for an employee who wanted to return to work following medical leave but was denied simple accommodations and was eventually terminated because the employer claimed she could not work.

Congratulations to Attorneys Neil Pedersen and Kristina Coronado for procuring a $160,000 settlement for an employee who was injured at work and presented a doctor's note to return to work, but whose employer refused to accommodate her work restrictions and eventually terminated her for being out too long on medical leave.

Congratulations to Attorneys Neil Pedersen and Jamie Gottschalk-Hall for procuring a $325,000 settlement for an employee who was injured on the job, attempted to return to work with minor restrictions that could have been accommodated, and was terminated by the employer claiming the job had been eliminated.

Bad news for high earning employees: Starting 1-1-22 the maximum earnings subject to Social Security tax will increase from $142,800 to $147,000. The cap just 5 years ago was $127,200.

President Biden declared October to be National Disability Employment Awareness Month. We have worked with many employee clients with temporary and permanent disabilities over the years. Our mission is to prevent unlawful practices directed at these valuable people in our society.

The Dept. of Labor has just issued a "final rule" regarding tipped employees. However, although better for employees in most states, California's Labor Code is much better for CA tipped employees.

Like CA, the DOL final rule just issued prohibits managers and supervisors from participating in a tip pool or keeping employees' tips.

The new DOL final rule on tipped employees allows tips to reduce the employer's minimum wage obligation. California does not allow for any tip credits.

Big Changes for Employee Leave in CA!

The rights of CA employees to leave for medical conditions of their own and their close family members has been greatly expanded by the enactment of SB 1383. Those rights now exist for employees of employers of just 5 or more employees, not just large employers as it was before the change.

New Law Provides Right to Attorney Fees for Employee Retaliation Claims

Governor Newsom just signed into law AB 1947 adding a right to recover attorney fees for employees who seek redress for being retaliated against for complaining about or standing up against unlawful actions by their employer.

Neil was part of a webinar set up by the OCBA with important updates regarding the Family First Bill, CARES, and More. Click her to view the replay. http://www.ocbar.org/All-News/News-View/ArticleId/3805/OCBA-Webinar-REPLAY-Updates-on-the-Family-First-Bill-CARES-and-More

OCBA Webinar REPLAY: Updates on the Family First Bill, CARES, and More OCBA Webinar Replay: Updates on the Family First Bill, the CARES Act, and Other Available Resources Date of original program: 04/03/2020

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‪Office morale officer Doogie is hard at work ‬

Effective January 1, 2020, California employer of 15 or more employees must provide up to 30 days of unpaid leave per year to an employee donating an organ following the 30 business days of paid leave for organ donation already required by the law.

Effective July 1, 2020, California's maximum wage replacement benefits under the PFL administered by the EDD will be increase from 6 weeks to 8 weeks of benefits.

Neil Pedersen has an article in the January 2020 Orange County Lawyer magazine on reducing stress in the practice of law.
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OC Lawyer January 2020 2020 OCBA PRESIDENT SCOTT B. GARNER PLUS: Civil forfeiture rules First Amendment issues in gaming The legacy of the Korematsu decision www.ocbar.org AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION January 2020 Vol. 62 No. 1 $4.00

Prior to January 1, 2020, California employees had no effective protection against an employer who paid them late. Under new California law, effective 1-1-20, employees now have the right to bring a legal or administrative wage claim to seek not only their pay, but penalties for the failure to pay on time. SB 688, 673.