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4 Biggest Employer Takeaways From California’s New AI Policy Report

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A high-profile AI policy report commissioned by California Governor Gavin Newsom has just set the stage for potential new AI regulation that could soon impact your hiring processes, workplace surveillance, and AI-fueled...more

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New California Posters Available

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Many of you know that there is no rhyme or reason as to when California decides to update their many required postings. So, dear readers, we wanted to let you know that the Civil Rights Department has updated the California...more

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[Webinar] Golden Rules Gone Wrong: Top 10 Compliance Hazards for California Workplaces in 2025 - January 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am...

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With employment lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny on the rise, staying ahead of employment law compliance risks is critical. California employers face unique challenges as the Golden State continues to lead the nation in labor...more

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New Whistleblower Posting Required for California Employers

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On January 1, 2025, a new whistleblowing posting requirement (AB 2299) took effect in California. The law does not change preexisting protections for California employees who act as “whistleblowers,” but, instead, imposes a...more

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New California Whistleblower Notice Requirements for Employers

While California whistleblowers have long received protection under California law, effective January 1, 2025, California employers have new notice requirements. California employers must ensure their posting is up-to-date...more

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California Department of Industrial Relations Publishes New “Whistleblower” Guidance and Model Posting, Effective on January 1,...

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Beginning January 1, 2025, as a result of the passage of AB 2299, the California Labor Commissioner has been tasked with creating model notices to aid employers in complying with the current mandate of Labor Code section...more

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Capitol Gains: California's Legislative Highlights for 2025

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California’s legislature covered a wide array of labor and employment law topics in the 2024 legislative session. The laws discussed below were signed into law by Governor Newsom and will become effective on January 1, 2025,...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

California Labor and Employment Law Updates for 2025

As we move into 2025, California continues its trend of enacting progressive and comprehensive labor and employment laws. The new legislative updates span a range of critical issues, including whistleblowing, discrimination,...more

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New California Whistleblower Rights Notice Posting Takes Effect January 1, 2025

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The new year is just around the corner, and that means that employers in California need to prepare for a host of new labor and employment law obligations that go into effect on January 1, 2025.  One such obligation relates...more

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CA Labor Commissioner Issues New Whistleblower Notice

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued its new model whistleblower notice entitled “Whistleblowers Are Protected” for employers to use beginning January 1, 2025. It explains who is protected under the law; what...more

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 8 "Required Whistleblower Notices"

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 eighth day of the holidays, my labor and...more

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CA Labor Commissioner Issues New Whistleblower Notice

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Under California law, employers are prohibited from making, adopting, or enforcing policies that prevent an employee from disclosing violations of a state or federal statute, or a violation or noncompliance with a local,...more

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Eyes on Sacramento: Year-End Legislative Updates

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With the California’s legislative session ending in October, we now know which bills made it through the legislative process and were presented to the governor, and which bills died along that path. For those bills that made...more

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From AI Doomers to E/Accs: How SB 1047 and the 38 AI Laws in California Are Shaping Future AI Law

California’s Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act is one of the first significant regulations of artificial intelligence in the United States that, if signed, would place liability on the...more

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US Attorney’s Office in California Announces Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Whistleblower Program for Corporate, Financial Crimes

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On August 23, 2024, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, which is the largest judicial district in the United States, announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Whistleblower Pilot Program. The...more

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California’s AI Safety Bill: A Groundbreaking Move Amidst Industry Controversy and What AI Developers Can Do to Prepare

In a historic turn of events, California is poised to become the first state to enact comprehensive AI safety legislation with the introduction of SB 1047. This bill, designed to address the potential risks associated with...more

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Quiet Legislative Session Still Brings Big Changes for Employers in California

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California’s legislative session nears its end in the next few weeks, and as usual, state legislators have introduced several bills that will surely affect employers if they become law. Although this session had fewer...more

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California Employers Will Finally Get a Model Whistleblower Posting: Your 5-Step Action Plan

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Thanks to a new law just signed into effect by Governor Newsom, California employers that post a soon-to-be-released notice about whistleblower protections will be deemed in compliance with state law. AB 2299, signed into...more

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Whistleblower Protection Laws Do Not Apply Outside the United States

Daramola v. Oracle Am., Inc., 92 F.4th 833 (9th Cir. 2024) - Tayo Daramola is a Canadian citizen who resided in Montreal at all relevant times and who worked for Oracle Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - March 2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

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New California Employment Developments for 2024

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Executive Summary: Employers should look forward to another round of changes to the Golden State’s employment standards this year, the most challenging of which will be addressing employee protections for off-premises...more

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California Supreme Court: Whistleblower Statute Protects Employees Who Disclose Allegedly Unlawful Conduct Even When it is Already...

Recently, the California Supreme Court ruled in The People ex rel. Lilia Garcia-Brower v. Kolla’s Inc. that California’s whistleblower protection statute (Labor Code § 1102.5) protects employees who disclose unlawful conduct,...more

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California Supreme Court Broadens Whistleblower Protections

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The California Supreme Court (the Court) issued a unanimous decision on May 22, 2023, in the case of People ex rel. Garcia-Brower v. Kolla’s, Inc. The ruling broadened the interpretation of “disclose” under California Labor...more

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California Supreme Court Finds Employee Disclosure of Already Known Unlawful Activity Protected by Whistleblower Statute

In a decision issued on May 22, 2023, the California Supreme Court sided with the state’s labor commissioner and held that the state’s whistleblower statute (Labor Code § 1102.5(b)) protects employees who disclose unlawful...more

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Whistleblower “Disclosure” Includes Information Already Known to Employer

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California Labor Code section 1102.5 protects employees who disclose what they believe to be violations of the law. The Supreme Court of California has ruled that such disclosures are protected even if the...more

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