The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a Final Rule banning noncompete clauses for almost all workers, effective 120 days following the Rule’s publication in the Federal Register. On May 7, 2024, the Final Rule was...more
Besides being Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2024 is an important day for employers with any California employees: It is the last day for employers to notify California employees (including former employees who were employed...more
On the heels of the enactment of Senate Bill 699, which fortified California’s restrictions on noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants and provided additional employee protections, California has once more...more
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed SB 616, which amends California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 by increasing the amount of paid sick leave employers must provide to eligible California employees....more
The California State Legislature Senate Bill 114, signed by Governor Newsom on February 9, requires employers with 26 or more employees to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for qualifying COVID-19 related...more
The California State Legislature Assembly Bill 84, introduced on February 2, proposes to require employers with 26 or more employees to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for qualifying COVID-19 related...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1383 on September 17, greatly expanding employee job protected leave under the California Family Rights Act and New Parent Leave Act. ...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1867 on September 9, requiring private employers with 500 or more employees nationwide to provide California employees with paid sick leave for coronavirus...more
California’s 2016 legislative session ended, once again, with a flurry of activity in the legislature and by Governor Jerry Brown, resulting in numerous new laws requiring employer action. The end-of-session bills were not...more
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