Join a panel of CDF attorneys for an insightful webinar addressing the current state of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives for California employers in light of recent federal developments.
The Trump...more
4/16/2025
/ Best Practices ,
California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Webinars
Last week, I attended the American Bar Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting for the Committee on Development Under the Law of the NLRA in Clearwater, Florida. William Cowen, the new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General...more
With employment lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny on the rise, staying ahead of employment law compliance risks is critical. California employers face unique challenges as the Golden State continues to lead the nation in labor...more
1/22/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
California ,
Crisis Management ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Natural Disasters ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The California legislature is never dormant when it comes to enacting new laws for California employers. This year, the statutes are less numerous than most other years, but there are still some important new changes that all...more
11/12/2024
/ California ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Wage and Hour
Join us for a comprehensive, complimentary webinar on November 20, 2024, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Pacific), presented by CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Nicole Legrottaglie Wohl. This “Year in Review” session will cover the...more
10/31/2024
/ California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Driver's Licenses ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
NLRB ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Vacation Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Last Friday, Governor Newsom signed SB 399 – The California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act into law.
SB 399, which will take effect on January 1, 2025, prohibits private and public employers in...more
California employers who have not put together their Workplace Violence Prevention Plan need to move quickly. Effective July 1, almost all California employers (with a few exceptions) are required to...more
In September, California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 into law. This bill enacted and added section 6401.9 into the California Labor Code.
Section 6401.9 requires that virtually all California employers draft...more
Employers litigating cases in California courts face many obstacles. Summary judgment has become increasingly difficult for employers. Criminal cases take precedent and often cause trial postponements, resulting in civil...more
1/23/2024
/ Arbitration ,
California ,
Causation ,
Damages ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Evidence Codes ,
Expert Testimony ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
Join us for an in-depth complimentary webinar on November 28, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Time), presented by CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Desiree J. Ho. This “Year in Review” webinar will cover 2023’s new...more
10/23/2023
/ California ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Minimum Wage ,
Miscarriages ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Violence ,
Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
Effective January 1, 2024, the general statewide minimum wage will increase by .50 cents, bringing the hourly rate from $15.50 to $16.00.
Please also keep in mind that many (around 35-40) cities and counties in...more
Later this month, we will report on all the new employment-related laws that California has enacted for 2024. However, this article focuses on the bills that Newsom vetoed. Some of these are a bit of a surprise...more
10/9/2023
/ California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Labor Reform ,
Layoffs ,
Severance Pay ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
In March, the Second District Court of Appeal published Militello v. VFarm 1509. In that case, former business partners waged litigation against each other over a dispute centering on their vertically integrated cannabis...more
Earlier this week, the California Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee approved SB 616. This bill now moves on for consideration by the Senate appropriations committee. SB 616, sponsored by California...more
4/24/2023
/ California ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
In September of 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1162 into law. That law creates and expands upon a number of obligations for California employers, including:
- Requiring all California employers with 15 or more...more
2/2/2023
/ California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Contractor ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Webinars
Employee monitoring and tracking technologies implemented to ensure remote employee productivity for remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic need to be handled carefully. California employers seeking to learn whether...more
On November 15, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (Pacific Time), CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Alison Tsao will be presenting our annual complimentary "Year in Review" webinar that will cover 2022's new laws, key judicial...more
10/17/2022
/ Bereavement Leave ,
California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
DFEH ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family Medical Leave ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Data ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
CDF Labor Law LLP presents an interactive panel discussion that will cover California transactional and employment law issues triggered by mergers and acquisitions. Richard Weintraub, of Weintraub Law Group, will share his 40...more
8/5/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Purchase Agreements ,
Buying a Business ,
California ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Code ,
Mergers ,
Misclassification ,
Selling a Business ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Webinars
Thanks to powerful lobbying, last week the House of Representatives introduced a new bipartisan bill, the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act (the “Act”). This bill provides for a new classification of workers in between...more
7/25/2022
/ California ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Misclassification ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The California minimum wage is currently $15 an hour for employers of 25 or more employees and $14 an hour for all employers of less than 25 employees.
California law says the state minimum wage must increase to $15.50...more
During 2020 and 2021, California introduced various bills that mandated COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for certain California employees. That leave expired in September 2021....more
2/11/2022
/ California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Retroactive Application ,
Sick Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
California has been advancing its way up to a $15.00 minimum wage for a number of years. In a few weeks, larger California employers with 26 or more employees will be subject to the $15.00 minimum wage. Beginning January 1,...more
On November 30, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (Pacific Time), CDF Partners Mark Spring and Nicole Legrottaglie will be presenting our annual complimentary “Year in Review” webinar that will cover 2021’s new laws, key...more
Last November, California voters convincingly (almost 60% supporting) enacted Proposition 22. This Proposition was a well-funded effort that allows gig drivers working for companies like Uber, Lyft and Doordash to avoid the...more
2/12/2021
/ ABC Test ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Delivery Drivers ,
DoorDash ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
SEIU ,
State Constitutions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
Since April 2018, when the California Supreme Court issued its Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal. 5th 903 (2018) decision, which radically changed the way in which courts differentiated between an...more
1/15/2021
/ ABC Test ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Retroactive Application ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour