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City of Long Beach Staffing for Self-Check Out Ordinance Takes Effect September 21

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On August 21, 2025, the Mayor of Long Beach approved an ordinance requiring staffing for self-checkout at drug retail establishments and grocery stores. The ordinance will go into effect on September 21, 2025, the 31st day...more

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Injunction To Block California Environmental Disclosure Laws Denied

On August 13, 2025, the District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by several business groups challenging California Senate Bills 253 (Climate Corporate Data...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

California Regulates the Use of AI in Employment Decisions

Effective October 1, 2025, California will join a growing number of jurisdictions that regulate the use of automated-decision systems (ADS) in employment decisions. Employers in California should review their use of ADS in...more

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Salty Situation: Class Action Lawsuit Against Salt Manufacturer Alleges Improper Levels of Heavy Metals

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A new class action lawsuit filed in California Federal Court claims Celtic Ocean International, LLC’s Celtic Sea Salt products are contaminated with lead and arsenic, in violation of California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act,...more

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California Climate Disclosure Laws: CARB Refines Applicability, Deadlines, and Scope

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On August 21, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) held a public workshop providing updates on SB 253 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (the Climate-related Financial Risk Act)....more

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California Finalizes CCPA Regulations on Automated Decision-Making Technology, Risk Assessments, and Cybersecurity Audits

In July 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) adopted final regulations governing automated decision-making technology (ADMT), privacy risk assessments, and cybersecurity audits under the California Consumer...more

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California Legislature Advances Bills Impacting Private Equity and Management Services Organizations

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Key Takeaways - The California legislature is advancing two bills that focus on the role of private equity groups, hedge funds and management services organizations in the state’s health care industry....more

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California Employers Granted Slight Reprieve From Onerous Arbitration Fee Payment Requirements

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On 11 August 2025, California employers scored some relief from a rigidly applied arbitration statute with the California Supreme Court’s highly anticipated decision in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court (Hohenshelt)....more

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Court Holds Prop 65 TiO2 Warning Violates First Amendment in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Industry Win

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In a decision building on a string of recent industry wins, a federal district court granted a permanent injunction, which extended an earlier issued preliminary injunction, prohibiting the filing of new lawsuits to enforce...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Climate Reporting Laws: CARB Provides New Guidance

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently held its second virtual public workshop to provide additional guidance on implementing California’s climate disclosure statutes, SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability...more

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Important Updates from the Second Public Workshop on California’s Climate Disclosure Rules

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On August 21, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) held its second virtual public workshop on California’s climate reporting laws, Senate Bill 253 (The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and Senate Bill...more

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CIPA: The “Other” California Privacy Statute You Should Be Worried About

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When we speak to clients about online privacy issues, they almost always mention the CCPA – California’s Consumer Privacy Act that regulates the collection and use of personal data. But unless they have already faced a...more

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California’s New AI Regulations Take Effect Oct. 1: Here’s Your Compliance Checklist

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California’s Civil Rights Department finalized regulations to curb the discriminatory impacts of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making in the workplace. The regulations apply to all employers in California and...more

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[Webinar] Analytics, AI, and More: Unpacking California’s FEHA Amendments - September 10th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

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The State of California has approved sweeping new changes to existing regulations implementing its Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). While targeted at an employer’s use of automated-decision systems and selection...more

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California Court Clarifies Limits of Charter City Exemptions from Prevailing Wage Law

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In a decision with important implications for developers and charter cities alike, the California Court of Appeal held in Palm Springs Promenade, LLC v. Department of Industrial Relations that a city’s contribution of funds...more

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California State Minimum Wage for 2026 Announced

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California’s Department of Finance recently announced the minimum wage increase for 2026. The minimum wage in California will increase from $16.50 per hour to $16.90 perhour on January 1, 2026. This increase applies to all...more

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Hohenshelt v. Superior Court Confirms California Arbitration Fee Law Survives FAA Preemption Challenge

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On August 11, the California Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court addressing the interplay between the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and California’s statutory requirements for timely...more

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Real Advantage Title Insurance Company Is Insolvent: Next Steps And A Learning Moment

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August 26, 2025|Client Alerts By John L. Hosack, Jason E. Goldstein California Insurance Commissioner Files Petition in the Superior Court to have him appointed as the Conservator of Real Advantage Title Insurance Company...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Late Payments in California Arbitrations No Longer an Automatic Breach

On August 11, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court and peeled away the draconian application of California's arbitration fee statute, California Civil Procedure Code §§...more

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Omissions, Fraud, or False Information on a Tax Return

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What happens if you are accused by the IRS, the FTB, or another California tax agency regarding omissions, fraud, or false information on a tax return? The short answer is simple: failure to make a full, transparent, and...more

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California Appeals Court Reinforces that Insurer Failure to Investigate Potential Bases for Coverage Outside the Pleadings Can...

In the recently published case Bartel v. Chicago Title Insurance Company, a California appellate court reaffirmed longstanding California law on insurers’ broad duty to defend even in the face of complicated underlying facts,...more

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Minimum Wage Good Faith Defense and Labor Commissioner Appeal Scope

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The California Supreme Court held that an employer must prove that it made a reasonable attempt to decipher the requirements of the law governing minimum wages in order to avail itself of the good faith defense against...more

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CARB Workshop Provides Additional California Climate Law Disclosure Guidance

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a virtual public workshop on August 21 to refine implementation of the state’s corporate climate-disclosure laws – Senate Bills 253 and 261 (amended by SB 219). In advance of...more

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Part 1: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act – Tax Breaks for Tips and Overtime, Bigger SALT deduction, and a Boost to PTET Credits

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On July 4, 2025 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law.[1] The OBBBA made several provisions permanent from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). It also made significant changes aimed to expand deductions,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

9th Circuit Ruling Offers Guidance on Timing of Trade Secrets Disclosures in DTSA Cases

On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling striking certain trade secrets asserted by a plaintiff on the grounds that the plaintiff had not spelled out its trade...more

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