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
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Layoffs ,
Mergers ,
Mini-Warn Acts ,
Notice Requirements ,
Penalties ,
State Labor Laws ,
WARN Act
The California minimum wage has now increased from $16 per hour to $16.50 per hour. Correspondingly, the minimum salary threshold for exempt employees has increased to $68,640 annually, $5,720 monthly or $1,320 weekly....more
2/6/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Organizers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
Amid the ongoing Southern California wind and fire emergencies, California employers should keep in mind key emergency-related legal protections for employees and obligations placed on employers. Specifically, the Wage Theft...more
1/16/2025
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
California ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Natural Disasters ,
Notice Requirements ,
Popular ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
State of Emergency ,
Wage Theft ,
Wage Theft Prevention Act ,
Wildfires ,
Workplace Safety
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
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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
On July 17, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (Cal. Sup. Ct. Case No. S274671), in which it addressed whether a plaintiff who is compelled to arbitrate their individual...more
7/19/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Standing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Uber ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana
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
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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.
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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
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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