Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more
6/21/2024
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Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Salary ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Popular ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retirement Plan ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
Warehouses ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workers’ Compensation ,
Workplace Safety
For years, California has led the way in the fast food industry, with several prominent brands having their origins in the Golden State. More recently, California has shown innovation in the ways that the employment of fast...more
9/12/2023
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
FEHA ,
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Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
We are in the final stretch of the California legislature’s first year of a two-year session. One bill that sped through the legislative process—without any registered opposition—is Senate Bill 699, which extends the state’s...more
9/7/2023
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Labor Reform ,
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
It’s been a busy spring at the California state capitol. Among the few thousand bills being considered by California’s legislature this year, AB 1228 stands out. The bill would essentially create joint liability for...more
4/21/2023
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Joint Liability ,
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Labor Reform ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Wage and Hour
The California legislature has wrapped up its annual legislative session, once again sending a number of employment and labor law bills to Governor Newsom’s desk. One of the most notable, and potentially revolutionary bills...more
9/13/2021
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Disclosure Requirements ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Warehouses
This article is an update to prior publications from Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute regarding Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), passed by the California legislature on September 11, 2019.
On September 11, 2019,1 the California...more
9/16/2019
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Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Gig Economy ,
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Wage and Hour
With the resumption of the current legislative session on August 12, 2019, the California Senate Appropriations Committee briefly considered Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), the legislature’s purported solution to the California...more
8/14/2019
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Assembly Bill (AB) 5, currently pending in the California legislature, would impose the “ABC” test on California businesses and workers, dramatically altering the legal standards applied in evaluating whether a worker is an...more
8/9/2019
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State Labor Laws ,
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On July 10, 2019, the California Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee (Committee) advanced a proposed legislative response to the California Supreme Court's opinion in Dynamex v. Superior Court, which...more
7/16/2019
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State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
September 1, 2018 marked the last day for the California legislature to pass bills and forward them to Governor Jerry Brown (D) for his consideration. Governor Brown has until September 30 to sign, veto, or otherwise decline...more
9/5/2018
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Employee Training ,
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FEHA ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
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Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Pending Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
As discussed in a prior article, unsuccessful bills proposed in the California legislature in 2017 can carry over into the 2018 session. State lawmakers may revive measures that did not make it through both chambers of the...more
1/5/2018
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Public Access Laws ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retail Workers ,
Single-Payer ,
Small Business ,
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Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules ,
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As discussed in our prior article, Governor Jerry Brown recently signed several significant labor and employment measures into law in California, including a statewide ban-the-box provision and an expansion of parental leave...more
10/23/2017
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Hiring & Firing ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Independent Contractors ,
Jerry Brown ,
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Non-Exempt Employees ,
Part-Time Employees ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
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State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
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Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
September 15 was the last day in 2017 for bills to pass both houses of the California Legislature and be forwarded to the governor. Governor Jerry Brown (D) has until October 15, 2017 to sign, veto, or otherwise not act upon...more
9/21/2017
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California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Contractors ,
FEHA ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Joint Employers ,
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Pending Legislation ,
Reproductive Discrimination ,
Right to Privacy ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Single-Payer ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Safety
When it comes to legislation, for California employers it's the final countdown. June 2 was the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin. September 15 is the deadline for these bills to pass both legislative...more
6/13/2017
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