On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” (“Executive Order”). This Executive Order is one in a series issued by President Trump with the goal of...more
Federal courts continue to navigate the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) landscape including Executive Orders targeting DEI. In a recent development last week, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly granted a...more
4/22/2025
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Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Join a panel of CDF attorneys for an insightful webinar addressing the current state of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives for California employers in light of recent federal developments.
The Trump...more
4/16/2025
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Continuing Legal Education ,
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Employment Discrimination ,
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Human Resources Professionals ,
State Labor Laws ,
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Webinars
Despite the issuance of a sweeping national federal court injunction against President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025 and January 21, 2025 Executive Orders that seek to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”)...more
On February 21, 2025, the federal district court for the District of Maryland blocked President Donald Trump from enforcing a majority of two January 2025 Executive Orders that seek to eliminate diversity, equity and...more
2/26/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Government Agencies ,
Trump Administration
On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”). The Order states that over 60 years following the enactment...more
On July 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 102 into law (“AB 102”). This is the first time in almost 20 years that the Industrial Welfare Commission (“IWC”) has received funding from the state. The IWC,...more
After six years of litigation, a victory is etched in stone after the California Supreme Court denied review of a Court of Appeal decision that affirmed an arbitration award issued in favor of the employer in a hard-fought...more
9/3/2021
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment
It is now more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are still looming issues on which California employers must continue to focus in order to maintain compliance and to avoid administrative actions and potential...more
5/7/2021
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vaccinations ,
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Workplace Safety
As enforcement of non-compete agreements and non-solicitation provisions have become more challenging in California, trade secret protection becomes more important to protect your company’s assets. In addition, due to the...more