California enacted several new employment laws for 2024, summarized below, including expanded paid sick leave, leave for reproductive loss, protections for employee cannabis use, additional noncompete enforcement limitations,...more
12/14/2023
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Effective January 1, 2024, California will impose civil liability for employers who (1) enter into a contract that includes a noncompete agreement, and (2) attempt to enforce a noncompete agreement — regardless of where and...more
10/18/2023
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What are the most significant judicial decisions affecting class action litigation, and how might they impact your business?...more
8/11/2023
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California employers face an abundance of new employment laws set to take effect at the start of the new year. Below find descriptions of new requirements for employee leaves of absence, pay transparency and data reporting,...more
11/22/2022
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California employers face an abundance of new employment laws set to take effect at the start of the new year. Below find descriptions of new requirements for employee leaves of absence, pay transparency and data reporting,...more
11/15/2022
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Exemption Extensions Failed. On August 31, California's legislature ended its 2022 session without adopting legislation to extend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) employee and business-to-business (B2B) personal...more
If you own a small business in California, you may be one of an estimated 240,000 employers required to offer retirement plans to all adult employees. Last year, California mandated that employers with more than 50 employees...more
On May 23, the California Supreme Court issued its ruling in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., holding that the one-hour premium for missed meal and rest breaks constitutes wages that expose employers to...more
Since November 2020, California employers have struggled to comply with burdensome requirements under the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), which initially went into effect on November 30,...more
On February 9, Governor Newsom signed SB 114, reviving the mandate that California employers provide supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) for COVID-19-related absences, which previously expired on September 30, 2021. This "new...more
EDITOR’S NOTE: There was no respite in privacy and cyber law in December 2021, despite the holidays and COVID-19 case surge. Domestically, U.S. regulators stepped up their efforts, signaling their focus on privacy policies...more
While employers continued to grapple with the effects of COVID-19 on their businesses, last year’s California legislative actions led to relatively fewer employment law changes than usual for the upcoming 2022 year. Below...more
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more
11/11/2021
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On September 15, a Ninth Circuit panel in a 2-1 decision vacated a preliminary injunction, which has blocked enforcement of California Assembly Bill (AB) 51 since January 2020. The decision also partially struck down the...more
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC clarified that the “regular rate of compensation” for meal and rest break premiums is synonymous with the “regular rate of pay” used to...more
Why It Matters -
On June 17, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Board) approved the further revised Standards (Revised Standards). Typically, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has up to 10 days to...more
Who Needs to Know -
Private employers in California with 26 or more employees, and certain public entity employers not covered under the 2020 supplemental paid sick leave law....more
On February 25, the California Supreme Court issued its ruling in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC that employers may not round employee time punches in the meal period context, and that time records showing potentially...more
On September 17, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1383, which repeals the current version of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and replaces it with a newly expanded version to take effect on January...more
California’s newest legislation, some of which went into effect immediately, imposes stringent reporting requirements, creates presumptions for workers’ compensation benefits, and expands protections for California employees....more
10/1/2020
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Wage and Hour ,
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Workplace Safety