October 11, 2015, was Governor Brown’s last day to sign bills the California Legislature presented to him following the first year of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session. Below is a summary of what did and did not make Governor...more
10/14/2015
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California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
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E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement ,
FEHA ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
Grocery Store Workers ,
Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act 2014 ,
Holiday Pay ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Pay Equity Act (PEA) ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Public Employees ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retail Workers ,
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Sports ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Workplace Gender Equality Act
Yesterday, October 6, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Fair Pay Act, which media observers have called the nation’s most aggressive equal pay law. The Fair Pay Act will be effective January 1, 2016 for...more
Monday, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 897, a “clean up” bill he requested to address an omission in AB 359, which Governor Brown had signed into law on August 17, 2015. This legislation, effective January 1, 2016,...more
9/23/2015
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CA Supreme Court ,
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Employee Retention ,
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Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
The California Legislature adjourned Friday evening, September 11, to close its 2015-16 Legislative Session. It sent a number of employment-related bills to Governor Brown for consideration by his October 11, 2015 deadline to...more
9/22/2015
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California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Cheerleaders ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Grocery Stores ,
Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act 2014 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Code ,
Leave of Absence ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Public Employees ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retail Workers Bill of Rights ,
Retaliation ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Representing what media observers call the nation’s most aggressive attempt yet to close the salary gap between men and women, SB 358 would substantially broaden California gender pay differential law....more
On August 31, the California Legislature passed AB 465, aiming to “ensure that a contract to waive any of the rights, penalties, remedies, forums, or procedures under the Labor Code”—such as an arbitration agreement—is “a...more
Thursday, June 5 marked the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin in the California Legislature. Here is a summary of some key employment bills that made it through (followed by some significant bills that...more
6/11/2015
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Arbitration Agreements ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
E-Verify ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
FEHA ,
Flexibility Clauses ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Healthy Families Act ,
Healthy Workplace Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Pending Legislation ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Protected Class ,
Public Employees ,
Retailers ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour