Seyfarth Synopsis: California Legislators sent Governor Jerry Brown 1,217 bills to consider in his final bill-signing period as Governor—more than any California governor has seen since 2004. The final tally: 1016 signed, 201...more
10/2/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Board of Directors ,
Breastfeeding ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Diversity ,
Employee Training ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Mediation ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Screening Procedures ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waiver of Rights ,
Woman Board Members
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Jerry Brown has already signed into law legislation covering meal period exceptions for truck drivers delivering commercial feed, adding communications to be considered as “privileged” for purposes...more
9/17/2018
/ Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Immigrants ,
Internal Reporting ,
Labor Code ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Privileged Communication ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: August 31 was the California Legislature’s last day to send bills to Governor Brown for his approval or veto by his September 30 deadline. Chief among them are bills addressing sexual harassment....more
9/5/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
FEHA ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Record Retention ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Waiver of Rights
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs who pursued numerous web accessibility actions under Title III of the ADA are now using website accessibility to test the limits of a different area of law – employment law – California’s Fair...more
4/13/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Popular ,
Public Accommodation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title III ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Seyfarth Synopsis: Dominating this spring’s planting of proposed employment-related legislation are bills aimed at ending sexual harassment and promoting gender equity. Among the secondary crops are bills regarding...more
3/23/2018
/ Ban the Box ,
Breastfeeding ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Seyfarth Synopsis: New statutory obligations for California employers in 2018 will include prohibitions on inquiries into applicants’ salary and conviction histories, expanding CFRA to employees of smaller employers,...more
10/17/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
DFEH ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Reform ,
LGBTQ ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Raids ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour