On July 1, 2025, minimum wage increases will go into effect in a number of cities and counties in California. To ensure compliance, employers with workers in the state should review their applicable local wage laws, post the...more
Approved legislation covers topics from paid leave to freelance work, driver's license discrimination to intersectionality discrimination, a "captive audience" ban to social compliance audits, with other laws specifically...more
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In a decision issued on May 22, 2023, the California Supreme Court sided with the state’s labor commissioner and held that the state’s whistleblower statute (Labor Code § 1102.5(b)) protects employees who disclose unlawful...more
On December 27, 2022, the California Labor Commissioner updated its Equal Pay Act Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide additional guidance on the state's new pay transparency law that became effective on January 1,...more
The start of the new year will bring many changes to California's state and local minimum wage laws. California employers would be wise to take note of the following changes—set to take effect on January 1, 2023—that will...more
Governor Newsom approved many new employment laws late last week which generally favor employee rights and significantly expand employer obligations. Given that the majority of these new laws will become effective January 1,...more
In an unexpected move, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently withdrew its 2021 opinion that had previously allowed the enforcement, in large part, of AB 51, a ban on mandatory arbitration agreements as...more
In a ruling favorable to California employers, the state's Court of Appeal recently confirmed that employers are not required to include hourly rates for prior pay periods on wage statements. In Meza v. Pacific Bell Telephone...more
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom projected California's minimum wage to increase to $15.50 by January 1, 2023. The increase is required by the state's minimum wage law, passed in 2016, which triggers an increase when...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
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
Earlier this year, Governor Newsom signed two amendments to SB 1343 extending the deadline to comply with California’s expansion of sexual harassment training requirements to January 1, 2021. ...more