In light of recent immigration enforcement efforts at the federal level, the California Labor Commissioner issued a news release on Monday, June 9, 2025, pointedly reminding employers that the state's labor laws protect every...more
Update Feb 18: This advisory has been updated to include the required notice to employees that must be posted in the workplace or otherwise disseminated to employees who work remotely.
On February 9, 2022, Governor...more
California lawmakers continue to remake the employment landscape, enacting several new laws for 2022, including ones that change how employers handle separation agreements, workplace investigations, and workplace safety. Here...more
California lawmakers continue to remake the employment landscape, enacting several new laws for 2022, including ones that change how employers handle separation agreements, workplace investigations, and workplace safety. Here...more
Employers in California and New York take note—important deadlines related to anti-harassment training requirements are fast approaching. These states require employers to provide almost all non-supervisor employees with...more
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On September 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2257 (AB 2257), the eagerly anticipated “clean up” legislation revising Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), California’s stringent independent contractor law. AB 5 wrote...more
California employers are facing the prospect of unanticipated layoffs – also known as furloughs and reductions in force – in response to government mandates and directives concerning the COVID-19 pandemic....more
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed emergency legislation extending to January 1, 2021 - the deadline for complying with some aspects of the anti-harassment training requirements adopted last year. ...more