On July 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill (Senate Bill 648) that authorizes the state’s labor commissioner to investigate tip theft and levy fines for violations. The new law is particularly...more
8/14/2025
/ Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hospitality Industry ,
New Legislation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State Labor Departments ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tourism ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 973 into law as Government Code Title 2, Division 3, Part 2.8, Chapter 10, § 12999. The bill authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa...more
10/9/2020
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On February 27, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Rizo v. Yovino, (again) found that salary history is not a “factor other than sex” that can justify a pay disparity in defense of a claim...more
3/13/2020
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Code ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour