Governor Newsom signed into law a plethora of bills that significantly expand the rights of employees in California, although notably vetoing a bill that would have prohibited caste discrimination. Most of the new laws take...more
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California employers got a win with a recent court decision that an employee’s promise not to compete during employment is enforceable under California law, in the case of Techno Lite, Inc. v. Emcod, LLC (Cal. Ct. App. (2d...more