Seyfarth Synopsis: While Governor Newsom vetoed several impactful bills prior to his October 14, 2023, signing deadline, he approved a wide array of new laws with which businesses will need to comply with in 2024 and beyond,...more
10/18/2023
/ California ,
Employees ,
Employment Contract ,
Health Care Providers ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature has passed a series of employment-related bills for Governor Newsom to consider. He has until September 30 to approve or veto these bills, most of which relate to leaves of...more
9/4/2020
/ ABC Test ,
Cal Code of Civil Procedure ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Domestic Violence ,
EEO-1 ,
Entertainment Industry ,
FEHA ,
Gender Neutral ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Code ,
Leave of Absence ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Military Service Members ,
OSHA ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Data ,
Penal Code ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Veterans ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Newsom has approved some of the bills most feared by employers, including bills to ban employment arbitration, extend FEHA administrative deadlines, codify the Dynamex ABC test, and create San...more
10/15/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
New Legislation ,
Organ Donation ,
School Shootings ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature has passed a series of bills for Governor Newsom to consider. He now has until October 13 to approve or veto bills such as a Dynamex codification bill and a San Francisco-inspired...more
9/20/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Arbitration ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Damages ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Training ,
Entertainment Industry ,
FEHA ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minor Children ,
Modeling ,
Motion Picture Industry ,
New Legislation ,
Organ Donation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Student Athletes ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Injury
Seyfarth Synopsis: California employers racing to ensure all their employees receive mandatory harassment training by the end of the year can now take their foot off the gas. In response to an outcry from employer groups...more
9/6/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Compliance Dates ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hostile Environment ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Seyfarth Synopsis: California Legislators sent Governor Jerry Brown 1,217 bills to consider in his final bill-signing period as Governor—more than any California governor has seen since 2004. The final tally: 1016 signed, 201...more
10/2/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Board of Directors ,
Breastfeeding ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Diversity ,
Employee Training ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Mediation ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Screening Procedures ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waiver of Rights ,
Woman Board Members
Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Jerry Brown has already signed into law legislation covering meal period exceptions for truck drivers delivering commercial feed, adding communications to be considered as “privileged” for purposes...more
9/17/2018
/ Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Immigrants ,
Internal Reporting ,
Labor Code ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Privileged Communication ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: August 31 was the California Legislature’s last day to send bills to Governor Brown for his approval or veto by his September 30 deadline. Chief among them are bills addressing sexual harassment....more
9/5/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
FEHA ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Record Retention ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Waiver of Rights
Several bills of concern to California employers failed to receive the house of origin blessing and passage by the June 1 deadline, including this year’s attempts at PAGA reform, criminal history inquiries, and medical...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Dominating this spring’s planting of proposed employment-related legislation are bills aimed at ending sexual harassment and promoting gender equity. Among the secondary crops are bills regarding...more
3/23/2018
/ Ban the Box ,
Breastfeeding ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
Seyfarth Synopsis: New statutory obligations for California employers in 2018 will include prohibitions on inquiries into applicants’ salary and conviction histories, expanding CFRA to employees of smaller employers,...more
10/17/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
DFEH ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Reform ,
LGBTQ ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Raids ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in California: be aware and prepare for new laws increasing minimum wages and mandating overtime pay for agricultural employees; expanding the California Fair Pay Act to race and ethnicity and to...more
10/4/2016
/ Age Discrimination ,
Agricultural Workers ,
Background Checks ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Domestic Violence ,
DUI ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
FEHA ,
Forum Selection ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Janitorial Services ,
Juror ,
Leave of Absence ,
Lyft ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Popular ,
Property Service Workers ,
Restroom Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sharing Economy ,
State and Local Government ,
Talent Services Act ,
Transportation Industry ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Wage Theft ,
Workplace Safety