On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB-947, which expanded the category of “sensitive personal information” to include citizenship or immigration status. The category of sensitive personal...more
We are halfway through 2023 so it is a good time to look back on this year’s employment law developments so far and look forward to what lies ahead. What follows is a short overview of the legal changes that we are monitoring...more
8/15/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Marijuana ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Pay Transparency ,
Recreational Use ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
Beginning January 1, 2023, California will join a minority of jurisdictions that impose significant pay transparency requirements on employers. California’s law, however, goes further than existing mandates in Colorado, New...more
12/7/2022
/ California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On September 30, 2020, the California legislature passed SB 973, California’s pay equity data law. The law, codified under Government Code section 12999, requires certain employers with California employees to file an annual...more
Why should California employers care about another state’s Senate runoff race? Here’s why they should care: The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act)....more
Last week, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 5, a new law related to an issue that is critically important to California employers and service providers—whether a worker is classified as an employee or an...more
9/18/2019
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Construction Industry ,
Contract Terms ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Referrals ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Pending Legislation ,
Popular ,
Professional Service Exclusion ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Assessment ,
Service Contracts ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
It’s time to take another hard look at whether it’s worth it for employers to ask their departing employees not to recruit anyone away after they leave. Nobody wants their former employees to raid the ranks of their current...more