As we advised in our year-end alert, California Senate Bill 294, the “Workplace Know Your Rights Act,” required the California Labor Commissioner to issue a new statewide rights notice for employees by January 1, 2026. That…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
As we have discussed in prior blogs, CalSavers is California’s retirement savings program for workers who do not have a way to save for retirement at work (e.g. the employer does not offer a qualified retirement plan such as a…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In 2026, employers with bi-weekly payroll schedules will encounter a 27-pay-period year. Advance planning can help avoid unintended payroll and budgeting impacts. An employee with an annual salary is automatically and regularly…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On December 8, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the state agency in charge of implementing Proposition 65 (Prop. 65), issued a guidance letter providing clarity about Prop. 65 warnings for…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
California employers face a wide range of new compliance obligations beginning in 2026, along with several major regulatory shifts that already took effect in late 2025…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On December 2, 2025, the California Attorney General (AG) issued an enforcement advisory reminding producers of expanded polystyrene foam food service ware of their obligations under Senate Bill (SB) 54, the Plastic Pollution…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
On December 3, 2025, we attended Circular Action Alliance’s (CAA) Quarterly Update webinar. CAA is the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) that has been selected by states with active plastic and packaging Extended…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
We continue to closely follow the litigation brought by the U.S. and California Chambers of Commerce, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Los Angeles County Business Federation, the Central Valley Business Federation, and…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
The opening brief in a first-of-its-kind appeal of an AI copyright infringement case was recently filed, framing the issues that could result in legal precedent reshaping the AI industry. In Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Technology is continuing to transform the way HR operates—from hiring and screening candidates to creating, maintaining, and storing employee records. For HR teams, the digital era demands not only efficiency but vigilance and…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
The questions of when, how, and to what extent to engage younger generations in a family’s succession process cross nearly all sectors of private client advisory work, both within the US and internationally. Traditionally, the…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness month, we provide this reminder of employer obligations and employee rights with respect to employees facing domestic violence and other “qualifying acts of violence” (as defined by…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
A Magistrate’s Report in the Delaware Court of Chancery recently held that a judgment creditor of an individual could not reach the assets the individual had contributed to an LLC that was intentionally formed for the purposes…
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/ Business Organizations, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On September 22, 2025, we attended Circular Action Alliance’s (CAA) Quarterly Update webinar. CAA is the Producer Responsibility Organization that has been selected by states with active plastic and packaging Extended Producer…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Big news in the CERCLA world: USEPA (EPA) announced it is retaining the CERCLA hazardous substance designations for PFOA and PFOS. This follows building speculation in recent months that these designations would be revoked. The…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
