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Labor and Employment Developments in California in 2025

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California often finds itself at the forefront of labor and employment law, with changes affecting employers each year. This year is no different. In 2025, employers can expect a variety of impactful changes to the...more

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The Good, the Bad, and the Mediocre: Conducting Investigations that Pass Muster in Related Litigation and Arbitration

Presumably, the decision must have seemed reasonable to the employer at the time. It was 2010, and Romeo Mendoza, a nurse and mid-level supervisor at Western Medical Center Santa Ana (known as Orange County Global Medical...more

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California Labor Code Section 132a—When Claims of Discrimination Are Brought Before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board

Pursuant to Labor Code section 132a, California has declared that “there should not be discrimination against workers who are injured in the course and scope of their employment.”...more

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California Employers, Get Ready! Wide Range of Employment-Related Laws Will Take Effect January 1, 2025

New California employment laws are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025. These laws address a variety of issues, including the state minimum wage, discrimination protections, paid time off, and employers’ messages...more

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 4 "Local Enforcement of Discrimination Protections Now in Play"

In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers.  On the fourth day of the holidays, my labor and...more

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 3 "Further Expansions in Discrimination Protections"

In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the third day of the holidays, my labor and...more

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 2 "Requiring a Driver’s License May Not Be Wise"

In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the second day of the holidays, my labor and...more

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 1 "Additional Protections for Victims of Violence"

The end of one thing is always the beginning of another. That also rings true for years end and new employment laws. It is time, once again, for all California employers to sit down, buckle up, and get ready for the 2025...more

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Recent Appellate Court Ruling Serves As a RoadMap For Summary Judgment On Fact-Specific Disability Discrimination Cases

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While motions for summary judgment are usually tricky to obtain in fact-laden employment cases alleging discrimination, failure to accommodate, and failure to engage in the interactive process, the Court of Appeal recently...more

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California Is the First State to Adopt Intersectionality of Protected Characteristics

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California continues to be the birthplace of ideas that complicate employment laws....more

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CA Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024

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With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as those that didn’t survive the season. The most notable new laws read...more

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More Protected Time Off Provisions for CA Employers (AB 2499)

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It can be so confusing to understand whether and when an employee’s missed shift can be grounds for discipline. For example, you can’t discipline an employee, even if they call off at the last minute, if they have statutory...more

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Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024

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Seyfarth Synopsis: With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as those that didn’t survive the season. The most notable new laws...more

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California Limits the Discretion Employers Have to Insist on a Driver’s License Even for Jobs that Require Driving for Work

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Starting in January 2025, California’s Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) will prohibit employers from including a statement in a job advertisement, posting, application, or other material that an applicant must have a...more

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California Court of Appeals Upholds Adverse Employment Action Where Employee Unable to Perform Essential Job Functions

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This month, the California Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary adjudication to the employer in a disability discrimination case alleging violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The...more

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California Legislature Sends ‘Driver’s License Discrimination’ Bill to Governor

California is on the verge of adding yet one more prohibited employment practice to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). On September 9, 2024, the California Legislature presented Governor Gavin Newsom...more

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(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process

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Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy break down reasonable accommodations under the ADA and FEHA. Learn what employers need to know about handling requests and engaging in the interactive process in this installment of...more

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California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process

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Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy break down reasonable accommodations under the ADA and FEHA. Learn what employers need to know about handling requests and engaging in the interactive process in this installment of...more

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Legislative Update: Legislature Hikes the Ball For Signing Kickoff

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Legislature concluded its 2023-24 session in the wee hours of its August 31, 2024, deadline to pass bills. Now it’s up to Governor Newsom to call the plays as to what employment bills he will sign into...more

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How Many Depositions Are Enough?

Ten is the presumptive upper limit on the number of depositions that each party may take in civil litigation in the federal courts. This number, provided by Rule 30(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, can be...more

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Looking Ahead: New California Employment Laws for 2024

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

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New FEHA Regulations Alter How, When Employers Can Consider Applicant’s Criminal Histories

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The California Civil Rights Council (CRD) (formerly the DFEH) has issued new regulations that modify the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the law that governs how and when California employers can consider a job...more

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High Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis Use

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

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An Emerging Protected Class: Caste Discrimination in the United States

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What is caste and caste discrimination? “Caste” or a “caste system” is a social hierarchy passed down through families and can dictate an individual’s permissible professions as well as aspects of their social life,...more

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Key New Laws Affecting California Employers in 2024

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Last week, Governor Newsom finished signing 890 bills into law from the 2023 legislative session, while also vetoing 156 bills. These decisions will have far-reaching implications for California employers....more

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