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When employers think about workplace safety, the conversation often begins and ends with OSHA inspections or slip-and-fall prevention. But in today’s world, the most urgent threat to your workforce isn’t on the floor. It’s in...more
Consider the following scenarios: A customer repeatedly enters your company’s workplace, berates your employees, uses profanity, and then leaves. (Let’s call her “Cruella.”) Or perhaps a customer consistently comes in and...more
The 2024 California legislative session saw the passage of a number of new and important labor and employment laws...more
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
Approved legislation covers topics from paid leave to freelance work, driver's license discrimination to intersectionality discrimination, a "captive audience" ban to social compliance audits, with other laws specifically...more
Workplace violence is a serious concern that can affect any workplace. The California State legislature recently passed Senate Bill 553, which, in section 6401.9 created a requirement for most employers not already covered by...more
The agenda for Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit taking place on May 15th in San Diego is now available! This year, we are thrilled to feature Hon. William McCurine as our keynote speaker. The segments this year include:...more
Workplace violence has been a focus for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) for several years, as it continues to be one of the leading...more
Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more
In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 days of the holidays" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers. On the twelfth and final day of our holiday series, my labor...more
California enacted several bills that require changes to Employee Handbooks before the end of the year. The areas which may require revision include...more
Join us on November 16, 2023, as Nossaman’s Allison Callaghan, Pavneet Singh Mac, Michelle McCarthy and Julia Botezatu discuss new California employment and employee benefits laws and regulations, as well as recent case law...more
Join us for an in-depth complimentary webinar on November 28, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Time), presented by CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Desiree J. Ho. This “Year in Review” webinar will cover 2023’s new...more
California employers know that the new year inevitably brings new workplace laws that are finalized at the end of the state’s legislative session in the fall. This year, state lawmakers considered over 2,700 bills – the most...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Senate Bill 553, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires nearly all employers in the State of California to prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, train employees on how to identify and...more
California lawmakers were pushing an aggressive legislative proposal this year that would have required almost every employer in the state to comply with a workplace violence prevention standard developed with healthcare...more