Minimum Wage, New Legislation, Agricultural Workers

Colorado’s 2025 Legislative Session: Key Employment Law Changes and Compliance Updates for Employers

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/28/2025

The 2025 Colorado legislative session concluded on May 7, 2025. This latest session has brought a series of significant updates that are poised to reshape the compliance landscape for employers across the state. Among the...more

[Webinar] Preparing Your Cannabis Business for California’s New Employment Laws in 2022 - February 22nd, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 1/24/2022

Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for cannabis employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these changes. ...more

[Webinar] Preparing Your Wine Business for California’s New Employment Laws in 2022 - February 16th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 1/20/2022

Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for wine business employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these changes. ...more

New California Employment Laws in 2022

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 12/7/2021

The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new or amended employment laws covering topics ranging from non-disparagement and separation agreements, the California Family Rights Act, and warehouse...more

On the Horizon: Laws Going Into Effect in Early 2017

Payne & Fears on 1/4/2017

The California Legislature continues to be very active in passing pro-employee legislation, creating additional compliance burdens and litigation risks for employers. The following summary contains the key new laws employers...more

New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2017

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/27/2016

Continuing a trend from recent years, the California Legislature passed, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law, numerous labor and employment bills in 2016. Each becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2017, unless otherwise...more

California Legislative Update: Which Bills Made the Final Cut?

Littler on 10/4/2016

Although the California Legislature sent Governor Jerry Brown bills on bed bugs, powdered alcohol, and making denim the official state fabric, the laws enacted in 2016 affecting the state’s private-sector employers were...more

2016 California Labor and Employment Legislation Update: It’s Final!

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/4/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in California: be aware and prepare for new laws increasing minimum wages and mandating overtime pay for agricultural employees; expanding the California Fair Pay Act to race and ethnicity and to...more

2016 California Labor and Employment Legislation Update: The End (of Session) Is Near…

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/2/2016

The California Legislature adjourned in the wee hours yesterday, Wednesday, August 31st, having reviewed over 100 bills in the single day, bringing the second half of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session to a close. Several...more

California Legislative Update

Littler on 5/16/2016

The California legislature has reached the midpoint of its 2016 legislative session. The Governor has signed four bills of significance to California private sector employers. In addition, a few dozen workplace-related bills...more

A Legislative El Niño for California?: New 2016 Employment Laws for the State’s Private Sector Employers

Littler on 10/13/2015

Experts are predicting a 95% chance of heavier-than-usual seasonal rainfall this year in Southern California based on the phenomenon known as “El Niño.” Did the California Legislature and its Governor produce a comparable...more

California Governor Signs AB 1513, Severely Limiting Piece-Rate Compensation but Throwing a Liability Life Raft to Employers