In 2023, the California Legislature enacted a first-of-its-kind workplace violence prevention law that, unlike other workplace violence laws that apply to specific industries only (such as healthcare), applies across all...more
3/21/2024
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The California Legislature has enacted a first-of-its-kind workplace violence prevention law that applies across all industries and to nearly every employer with operations in California. On September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin...more
10/11/2023
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January 19, 2023, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) updated its California Pay Data Reporting: Frequently Asked Questions to provide additional guidance following the passage of Senate Bill 1162, which became...more
On Friday, February 3, 2023, Cal/OSHA's new COVID semi-permanent rule went into effect, ending the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that applied to most employers in California since November 2020. The Cal/OSHA...more
On December 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) voted to adopt COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (Non-Emergency Regulations). Approval by the Office of Administrative...more
On December 27, 2022, the California Labor Commissioner updated its Equal Pay Act Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide additional guidance on the state's new pay transparency law that became effective on January 1,...more
The start of the new year will bring many changes to California's state and local minimum wage laws. California employers would be wise to take note of the following changes—set to take effect on January 1, 2023—that will...more
Governor Newsom approved many new employment laws late last week which generally favor employee rights and significantly expand employer obligations. Given that the majority of these new laws will become effective January 1,...more
Update February 10, 2021: This blog has been updated to reflect current guidance about California meal and rest break laws. On September 26, 2019, California’s Second District Court of Appeals in Gustavo Naranjo, et al. v....more
This program will be a multi-speaker discussion on some of the upcoming challenges employers face as they transition their work forces back into California workplaces....more
5/11/2020
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On September 26, 2019, California’s Second District Court of Appeals in Gustavo Naranjo, et al. v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. held that unpaid premium wages for meal break violations do not entitle employees to...more