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California Employers Face Various New Laws in January 2021

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 12/14/2020

The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new laws covering topics ranging from COVID-19 to leaves of absence to data reporting. Most of these laws take effect January 1, so now is a good time for...more

[Event] Crushing Employment Laws: How California’s New Legislation Affects Your Wine Business - February 19th, Santa Rosa, CA

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 2/4/2020

California employers are in for a busy new year of evaluating their workplace rules and practices due to a sizable list of new laws passed by the California legislature for 2020. These new laws may affect daily business...more

Summary of California Employment Law Changes for 2020

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 1/15/2020

AB 5 (Codifies the “ABC” Test for Contractor Status) - AB 5 codifies the “ABC” Test for determining contractor status which was adopted by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of...more

A New Decade Begins! Ensure Your Business Is Up to Speed on California’s New Employer Requirements

Buchalter on 1/8/2020

The close of the decade ended with a flurry of activity on the labor and employment front, creating a number of significant new obligations for employers. As 2020 opens, it is important to ensure that employers of all sizes...more

...3, 2, 1 Happy New Year! Countdown to 2020’s 10 New California Employment Laws

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/2/2020

As 2019 winds down, employers operating in California will not want to forget that January 1, 2020, rings in several new California laws affecting the workplace. Here’s a New Year’s Eve countdown of 10 important new...more

New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2020

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/31/2019

In 2019, California enacted numerous labor and employment laws. Unless otherwise noted, each of the laws listed below is effective on Jan. 1, 2020. This Holland & Knight alert highlights selected and significant new laws, as...more

Reminder: New California Employment Laws Going Into Effect January 1, 2020

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/17/2019

• Numerous new California laws going into effect on January 1, 2020, will impact employers and employees. • The most significant laws include a new employee classification law, extension of the statute of limitations for...more

[WEBINAR] 2019 Annual Labor & Employment Update

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 12/11/2019

From independent contractors to privacy to arbitration agreements - the California Legislature was busy in 2019 passing a wealth of new labor and employment laws that impact your business or agency. In this Best Best &...more

Web Exclusive - Top 13 Employment Law Stories From October 2019

Fisher Phillips on 11/14/2019

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

2020 Vision: California’s New Employment Laws

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/18/2019

To close out the 2019 legislative season, Governor Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills into law, which will have lasting impacts for California employers. In addition to the summaries and clarifications from prior blog posts,...more

Ground Shifts Under California Employers As Governor Signs Flurry Of Significant Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 10/15/2019

First-year Governor Gavin Newsom signed some significant pieces of legislation in recent days that will impact employers across California – ranging from a ban on mandatory arbitration agreements, to a complete rewrite to the...more

Looking Ahead – California Legislature to Address Dynamex and a Host of New Employment Proposals

Fisher Phillips on 2/27/2019

February 22 was the last day to introduce new legislative proposals for the 2019 California legislative year. A whopping 2,576 bill were introduced before the deadline, making for an extremely busy legislative year ahead....more

California’s Newest Laws: It’s Shocktober for Employers!

Littler on 10/2/2018

The September 30, 2018 deadline has come and gone for Governor Jerry Brown to evaluate the bills passed by the California legislature this year. In his last hurrah, Governor Brown has signed into law a jaw-dropping number of...more

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