On September 30, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 988 into law. The new state law, known as the Freelance Worker Protection Act (“FWPA”), goes into effect on January 1, 2025. The FWPA provides various protections to...more
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On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law a bill that prohibits companies from compelling to arbitration cases where there are allegations of sexual harassment or assault. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual...more