The FBI is warning employers about increasing security risks from fraudulent job applications, resulting in hackers infiltrating companies and gaining access to sensitive data. To protect against these risks, employers should...more
The new federal administration has brought about significant changes to the EEOC’s regulatory guidance and enforcement priorities, some of which may conflict with existing state law in California and other jurisdictions. Join...more
4/2/2025
/ Best Practices ,
California ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
EEO ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Risk Management ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Webinars
As of 2024, women in the United States still earn only 84 cents for every dollar earned by men, with pay disparities affecting over 90% of occupations, including those predominantly held by women. These gaps are even more...more
3/11/2025
/ California ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Pay Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
Over the last several years, California and other jurisdictions have passed various laws aimed at increasing pay transparency in the workplace. These laws are primarily intended to reduce pay disparities among demographic...more
2/19/2025
/ Best Practices ,
California ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Compliance ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Pay ,
Labor Code ,
Pay Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Please join us at our 2025 Employment Law Symposium. This afternoon program will offer a unique chance to deepen your understanding of new laws and regulations affecting employers in California.
Through a series of...more
12/19/2024
/ Best Practices ,
California ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Pay Transparency ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
A recent Ninth Circuit decision clarifies employers’ obligations to address hostile work environment complaints arising out of employees’ off-premises social media activity. In Okonowsky v. Garland, the Ninth Circuit...more
In 2023, the U.S. Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and, in June 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC’s”) regulations interpreting the PWFA took effect. In general, the PWFA...more
A recent Ninth Circuit decision clarifies employers’ obligations to address hostile work environment complaints arising out of employees' off-premises social media activity. In Okonowsky v. Garland (No. 23-55404; Jul. 25,...more
8/5/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Internal Affairs Doctrine ,
Internal Investigations ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Reversal ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Social Media ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII
On July 1, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), a statute that has created headaches for employers and driven up wage and hour litigation...more
7/23/2024
/ Anti-Stacking Provisions ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Compensation ,
Employment Litigation ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Please join us at our 2024 Employment Law Symposium. The afternoon program promises invaluable insights that will keep you and your talent team at the forefront of California employment law trends....more
1/5/2024
/ California ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Investigations
Historically, employers have routinely included confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements with departing employees. Such provisions can be important for protecting sensitive personnel data or...more
3/6/2023
/ Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Section 7 ,
Severance Agreements ,
Unions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a rule that would prohibit the use of noncompete agreements in employment contracts. Noncompete agreements prevent employees and independent contractors from pursuing certain...more
California has passed several new or amended employment laws covering topics ranging from off-duty marijuana use, reproductive rights, California Family Rights Act, COVID-19, criminal law and the workplace, new avenues of...more
12/23/2022
/ Affordable Housing ,
Bereavement Leave ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement ,
Fair Employment Practices Act ,
FEHA ,
Hate Crimes ,
Human Trafficking ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Notice Requirements ,
OSHA ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Popular ,
Recreational Use ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sexual Assault ,
Unions ,
WARN Act
A new law in California will significantly change the way employers can address employees’ marijuana use. While prior law made clear that employers could terminate employees for off-duty marijuana use, a new bill prevents...more
Since the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) was passed in 2018, employers have been watching carefully to see how the law will apply to data collected and maintained about their employees. Up until now, employment data...more
10/5/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Covered Employer ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Exemptions ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right to Delete
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for cannabis employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/24/2022
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for exempt organization employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/21/2022
/ Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Exempt Organizations ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Record Retention ,
State Labor Laws ,
Time Extensions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for wine business employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/20/2022
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Wineries
The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new or amended employment laws covering topics ranging from non-disparagement and separation agreements, the California Family Rights Act, and warehouse...more
12/7/2021
/ ABC Test ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cal-OSHA ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
DFEH ,
Disabilities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emotional Support Animals ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exceptions ,
Former Employee ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Independent Contractors ,
Janitorial Services ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Personnel Records ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Quotas ,
Record Retention ,
Separation Agreement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Warehouses ,
Wildfires ,
Workplace Safety
For most employers, it is important to own the intellectual property rights in written and/or graphic work commissioned from independent contractors. But including a Work Made for Hire Clause (“WMFH Clause”) in an...more
4/30/2021
/ Assignments ,
Copyright ,
Disability Insurance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Code ,
Misclassification ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Work Made For Hire Doctrine
New legislation and a recent court decision have significant implications for California employers. Certain California employers must now provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees who miss work for specified reasons...more
Nonprofit organizations are subject to both state and federal employment laws and regulations. The past few months have brought a landslide of new legislation, guidance, and orders from our federal, state and local...more
7/1/2020
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EEO ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Regulations ,
Nonprofits ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Sick Leave ,
Webinars
As states are relaxing COVID-19-related restrictions, employers should remain cautious about business travel. California’s public health orders still limit travel to an “urgent matter” or that which is “essential to your...more
While we’re far from returning to the “normal” that predated the COVID-19 pandemic, states have begun to relax lockdown requirements and some previously “nonessential” businesses are returning to operations. Along with these...more
6/16/2020
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Virus Testing
Cannabis businesses are subject to both state and federal employment laws and regulations. The past few months have brought a landslide of new legislation, guidance, and orders from our federal, state and local governments...more
6/11/2020
/ Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Furloughs ,
Health and Safety ,
Labor Regulations ,
Layoffs ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Remote Working ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars