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2025: New Year, New Laws for California Employers

A slew of new California employment laws were passed in 2024, many late in the year, and these new laws mandate changes to employer practices and policies, including updates to employee handbooks, as well as protocols,...more

12/20/2024 / California , Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing , Human Resources Professionals , Labor Regulations , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Cal/OSHA Template Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Released

While 2024 has already ushered in several mandated changes to employer practices and policies in California, the state’s new law requiring a workplace violence prevention plan and related training is in effect now, with a...more

3/14/2024 / Cal-OSHA , California , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Human Resources Professionals , Labor Reform , State Labor Laws , Workplace Safety , Workplace Violence , Workplace Violence Prevention Programs

New Year, New Laws for California Employers

A slew of new California employment laws were passed in 2023, many late in the year, and these new laws mandate changes to employer practices and policies, including updates to employee handbooks, as well as employment...more

12/26/2023 / Background Checks , California , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Human Resources Professionals , Non-Compete Agreements , Paid Sick Leave , State Labor Laws , Workplace Violence

Colorado’s POWR Act Comes With Significant Risks for Employers

As the most substantive worker rights bill from this year’s legislative session, Colorado’s newly enacted Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act radically changes state employment laws. Imposing a new...more

9/8/2023 / Colorado , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Human Resources Professionals , New Legislation , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Disclosure Agreement , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws

Colorado’s New Job Application Law Prohibits Age-Related Inquiries

Colorado employers should take heed to update their initial job applications, including online forms, to comply with Colorado’s new “Job Application Fairness Act,” codified at C.R.S Section 8-2-131. The new requirements went...more

7/17/2023 / Age Discrimination , Colorado , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , Employment Policies , Hiring & Firing , Human Resources Professionals , Job Applicants , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

New York State’s Pending Non-Compete Ban: Potential Impact on Corporate Transactions

A bill that would ban nearly all forms of non-competition restrictions in New York passed both houses in the state legislature and is now with Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign into law. If signed, this would have profound...more

7/14/2023 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Hiring & Firing , Human Resources Professionals , Labor Reform , New York , Non-Compete Agreements , Pending Legislation , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws

Misdemeanor Enforcement of Colorado’s Non-Compete Statute

Colorado’s laws governing non-compete agreements between employers and employees can be complex—particularly those involving physicians. In SB 21-271, the Colorado General Assembly added another layer of potential complexity...more

2/1/2022 / Confidential Information , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Hiring & Firing , Human Resources Professionals , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws

UPDATED: Employers Beware: Sweeping Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Is Now in Effect

Update - Cal/OSHA Advisory Meeting Scheduled: The promised Cal/OSHA advisory meeting regarding the recently issued Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) has been scheduled for Dec. 18, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m PT. ...more

12/16/2020 / Cal-OSHA , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Governor Newsom , Infectious Diseases , Occupational Exposure , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws , Workplace Safety

Employers Beware: Sweeping Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Is Now in Effect

On Nov. 30, 2020, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the ETS, making it effective immediately. The ETS—consisting of five new sections to title 8 of the California Code of Regulations (Sections 3205 -...more

12/8/2020 / Cal-OSHA , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Governor Newsom , Infectious Diseases , Occupational Exposure , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws , Workplace Safety

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