This quarter, we continue to highlight the ever-changing state and local employment law landscape. New state laws that took effect during the fourth quarter of 2024 or as of January 1, 2025, continue to focus on increasing...more
The California legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom considered and ultimately passed a number of significant laws in 2019 that will affect California employers beginning January 1, 2020. The new laws – some of which were...more
10/31/2019
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Continuing its active involvement in regulating the employer-employee relationship, in 2018 the California legislature again enacted many new laws affecting California employers....more
12/18/2018
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Following its pattern in recent years, in 2017 the California legislature enacted many new laws affecting California employers.
The new laws address several topics, including: -
Broader gender-related discrimination,...more
1/17/2018
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Beginning January 1, 2018, California employers will no longer be able to ask job applicants about their salary history. California joins a small but growing group of states and cities that have enacted similar measures,...more