As addressed in a prior post, one often-forgotten consideration in many mergers and acquisitions is the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act), which generally requires covered employers...more
4/25/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Layoffs ,
Mergers ,
Mini-Warn Acts ,
Notice Requirements ,
Penalties ,
State Labor Laws ,
WARN Act
One often forgotten consideration in many mergers and acquisitions is the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act). Whether you are a buyer or a seller, you should consider whether the WARN Act...more
9/6/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Layoff Notices ,
Layoffs ,
Mergers ,
Notice Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Temporary Layoffs ,
WARN Act
On July 1, following the California Legislature’s unanimous passage, Governor Newsom signed SB-92 and AB-2288, which drastically reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Most of the reforms apply to civil...more
7/3/2024
/ Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
While that champagne and cider chill to ring in the new year, take a look below and be sure you are ready to implement these California employment laws that become effective Jan. 1 and beyond....more
With the new year will come new laws that affect California employers. The following are the “A to Z” of changes in the laws that may affect your business in 2022. Under existing law, if a COVID-19 outbreak occurs at a...more
1/5/2022
/ Cal-OSHA ,
California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dynamex ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Quotas ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage Theft
With the New Year will come new laws that affect California employers. The following is the “A to Z” of changes in the law that may affect your business in 2020....more
11/25/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Data Collection ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
FEHA ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Misclassification ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
Earlier this month, a California Court of Appeal issued an opinion that is good news for California employers....more
The Law -
On September 19, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) into law. The law takes effect January 1, 2020, although some provisions may be applied retroactively.
...more
With the new year comes new laws that affect California employers. The following is the “A to Z” of changes in law that may affect your business in 2019....more
1/2/2019
/ Ban the Box ,
Defamation ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Trafficking ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
With the New Year come new laws that affect California employers. The following is the “A to Z” of changes in the law that may affect your business in 2018.
Effective January 1, 2018, California’s Fair Pay Act will extend...more
12/20/2017
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
General Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Salary ,
Parental Leave ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Subcontractors ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
On Wednesday, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision that, on its face, involved a technical preemption issue, but one that will have serious repercussions for those in the transportation...more