Staying up to date with the latest employment laws, amendments, and new statutes is crucial to ensure compliance and avoid costly legal pitfalls. Join us for a discussion on key changes to the employment landscape that demand...more
4/17/2025
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Crime Victims ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
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Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Time-Off Policies ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Please join us at our 2025 Employment Law Symposium. This afternoon program will offer a unique chance to deepen your understanding of new laws and regulations affecting employers in California.
Through a series of...more
12/19/2024
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California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On July 1, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), a statute that has created headaches for employers and driven up wage and hour litigation...more
7/23/2024
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CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Compensation ,
Employment Litigation ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Please join us at our 2024 Employment Law Symposium. The afternoon program promises invaluable insights that will keep you and your talent team at the forefront of California employment law trends....more
1/5/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Investigations
In 2023, California has adopted several new employment laws either introducing new employee protections or codifying existing practices into state law. With these changes, employers will need to examine and adjust some of...more
12/7/2023
/ Bereavement Leave ,
California ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Violence
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for cannabis employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/24/2022
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for exempt organization employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/21/2022
/ Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Exempt Organizations ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Record Retention ,
State Labor Laws ,
Time Extensions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for wine business employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/20/2022
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Wineries
The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new or amended employment laws covering topics ranging from non-disparagement and separation agreements, the California Family Rights Act, and warehouse...more
12/7/2021
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Adverse Employment Action ,
Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cal-OSHA ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
DFEH ,
Disabilities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emotional Support Animals ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exceptions ,
Former Employee ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Independent Contractors ,
Janitorial Services ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Personnel Records ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Quotas ,
Record Retention ,
Separation Agreement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Warehouses ,
Wildfires ,
Workplace Safety
The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new laws covering topics ranging from COVID-19 to leaves of absence to data reporting. Most of these laws take effect January 1, so now is a good time for...more
12/14/2020
/ ABC Test ,
Arbitration ,
Board of Directors ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Child Abuse ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Newsom ,
Health and Safety ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Leave of Absence ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Notification Requirements ,
Pay Data ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Secretary of State ,
Sick Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Successor Liability ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
California employers are in for a busy new year of evaluating their workplace rules and practices due to a sizable list of new laws passed by the California legislature for 2020. These new laws may affect daily business...more
2/4/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
FEHA ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wine & Alcohol ,
Wineries
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law AB5, codifying a new test for distinguishing employees from independent contractors.
While AB5 does not go into effect until January 1, 2020, it will apply retroactively...more
11/11/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Exemptions ,
Governor Newsom ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Professional Services Contract ,
Retroactive Application ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wineries
On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB5, codifying the ABC test for distinguishing employees from independent contractors and expanding its application beyond California’s Wage Orders....more
9/20/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Retroactive Application ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several bills that will have significant impact on employers’ workplace obligations. Effective January 1, 2019, the new laws will restrict nondisclosure agreements and...more
10/11/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Board of Directors ,
Breastfeeding ,
Cal Code of Civil Procedure ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
DFEH ,
Diversity ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FEHA ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Release Agreements ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Secretary of State ,
Section 998 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Offer ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment
The 2017 California legislative session resulted in several new laws that will affect employers’ day-to-day operations and policies in 2018. Some of these new laws, including bans on criminal history and salary history...more
11/20/2017
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Consent ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Delivery Drivers ,
DFEH ,
DLSE ,
Employee Training ,
FEHA ,
Fines ,
General Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Offers ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Popular ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
Subcontractors ,
Unpaid Wages
Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law AB 1506, a bill that will allow employers to cure two types of technical itemized wage-statement violations to avoid the risk of costly Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) suits....more
On September 10, 2014, Governor Brown signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, mandating paid sick leave for most employees, including part-time, as well as many temporary employees. Employers...more
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. The new law requires almost all California employers to provide paid sick time to most full-time and part-time...more