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California Employment News: Creating the Report for a Workplace Investigation – Part 4 (Featured)
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California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
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Since January, California officials have seized more than $316 million worth of illegal cannabis and $474,000 in cash through coordinated enforcement actions with state agency partners and local governments....more
On September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the California Assembly Bill 1775 (AB 1775). The bill amends Section 26200 of the Business and Professions Code and significantly expands the permissible activities for...more
It’s that time of year again. The weather gets cold and rainy, the calendar turns from December to January, and new employment laws go into effect that could shake up your workplace. The California legislature is always...more
In the past few months, California Governor Newsom has signed numerous new employment laws affecting California employers of all sizes. Below is a summary of some of the laws going into effect in 2024....more
California has become a trendsetter when it comes to implementing new laws. The state is often at the forefront of key issues and paves the way for other states to follow in its footsteps....more
On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newson signed SB 700 into law, amending the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). SB 700, effective January 1, 2024, expressly prohibits employers from requesting information...more
Governor Newsom recently signed a slew of new bills into law at the close of California’s 2023 legislative session. Of those, there are several employment-related laws that California employers should take note of. We...more
On September 18, 2022, California amended its primary employment discrimination law to specifically regulate the drug testing methodologies that employers may use when making hiring, termination, and other employment...more
Last month our client alert covered the increasing popularity of cannabis products for pets in the face of regulatory uncertainty. This month we highlight recent California legislation that protects veterinarians who...more
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act - On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule updating the...more
Beginning January 1, 2024, and following the passage of Assembly Bill 2188, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) will add employee protections against discrimination based on off-the-job cannabis use with a...more
On September 18, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2188 into law, which prohibits employers from taking any adverse employment action against an employee in conjunction with an employee’s off-duty marijuana use....more
Acting in one fell swoop, on September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 10 cannabis-related legislative bills into law. These bills, which touch on issues that run the gamut of the cannabis industry, are...more
Help for California’s fledgling cannabis industry finally appears to be on the way. For years, the industry has shouldered heavy taxes – a 15% state-wide excise tax, sales and use taxes up to 10.75%, and local business...more
Residents of California often complain about high taxes, but no one pays higher taxes than the cannabis industry. In addition to the Federal 280E penalties, the cannabis industry in California is subject to a 15% state-wide...more
In a win for much of the booming hemp products industry, on October 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-45 into law. AB-45 is comprehensive legislation that regulates and legitimizes many industrial hemp...more
California has the world’s largest legal cannabis market, at about $4 billion in annual sales. Its illicit market, however, is nearly twice as large, at $8 billion – also the world’s largest. This massive discrepancy...more