Legislating Fairness: The National Movement Toward Legislation Regulating the Use of Noncompetes is part four of BakerHostetler's six-part series, "The Emerging New Era for Noncompetes and Trade Secrets.”...more
On April 16, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 93, which requires certain employers to rehire eligible employees who were previously laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To be eligible for...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
U.S. companies, particularly defense and other high-tech companies, have long faced challenges of how to comply with both the deemed export rule, which may require employment discrimination in very limited circumstances, and...more
5/2/2016
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Persons ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
ITAR ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ,
Title VII