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California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2024

Governor Newsom signed into law a plethora of bills that significantly expand the rights of employees in California, although notably vetoing a bill that would have prohibited caste discrimination. Most of the new laws take...more

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2023 Was Another Busy Year in the Legislature – New Employment Law Legislation

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The Legislature was busy again in 2023, and the Governor signed a number of employment-related bills. This blog post is not intended to discuss the details of every employment bill that was signed into law. Instead, below...more

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[Webinar] New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2024 - November 28th, 9:30 am - 11:00 am PT

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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

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Here Are the Top 10 New Laws Coming Soon to California Workplaces and 5 Key Bills the Governor Surprisingly Vetoed

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California employers know that the new year inevitably brings new workplace laws that are finalized at the end of the state’s legislative session in the fall. This year, state lawmakers considered over 2,700 bills – the most...more

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Avalanche Alert: Top 10 California Employment Bills To Watch as Legislative Session Wraps Up

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California employers will want to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare themselves for the avalanche on new employment laws that may soon be coming their way. The state Legislature just completed its work for 2023 in a...more

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California Employers Will Continue to Confront a Changing Legal Landscape in 2023 and Beyond

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The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a vast number of changes to California’s employment laws.  Employers hoping for a reprieve from the rapid pace of change in employment laws will be disappointed that 2023 has been marked as...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from September 2022

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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

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Top 10 New California Employment Laws Signed into Effect by Governor Newsom

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As we previewed previously, a number of hot-button legislative proposals made it to Governor Newsom’s desk this year – many of which would change the landscape for California employers. For the first time since the COVID-19...more

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Eyes on Sacramento: California Legislative Update

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Introducing: the California Civil Rights Department No, this is not a new government agency. Rather, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) was rebranded as the Civil Rights Department, or CRD, to more...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: The Union-Friendly Biden NLRB, California's FAST Act, and Pay Transparency in California - Employment Law...

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This week, we look at labor law and pay developments from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and in California. NLRB Continues Union-Friendly Direction Two recent actions from the NLRB show a continued pro-employee...more

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The High Price of a Seat at the Fast-Food Council Table: A.B. 257 Brings Rising Labor Costs to the Fast-Food Industry

On September 5, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law A.B. 257, also known as the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act. Signed on Labor Day, A.B. 257 was sponsored and supported by labor...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from August 2022

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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

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Top 10 List – Keep Your Eyes on These California Employment Bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk

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Eight months of legislative wrangling and dealmaking have come to an end as the California Legislature just wrapped up work for the year – and now employers across the Golden State turn their eyes to the governor’s office to...more

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The California Legislature Is Back in Town – Employers Should Monitor These 10 Bills

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The last two years have been an interesting respite for California employers. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the legislature – just like other businesses – which resulted in abbreviated legislative schedules, fewer bills...more

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New Year Brings New Laws for New York Employers: 2021 Recap and 2022 Preview

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Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more

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New York City Enacts Protections for Fast Food Industry Workers Against Termination and Scheduling Changes

Mayor Bill De Blasio signed into law two bills on January 5, 2021, 1396-A and 1415-A as introduced in 2019, regulating employment in the fast food industry. The bills create limitations that affect hiring, firing,...more

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NYC Gives Major Protections To Fast Food Workers

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On January 5, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed two new laws that provide significant safeguards for workers in NYC’s fast food industry. Effective July 4, 2021, fast food employees who have completed an initial...more

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Chipotle’s Employees Denied Class Certification On Employment Discrimination Claims

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 15, 2020, in Guzman v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 17-CV-02606-HSG, 2020 WL 227567 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 2020), Judge Haywood Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...more

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New York City Council Seeks Further Protections For Fast Food Industry Workers

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The New York City Council introduced two bills to extend protections from workplace terminations to fast food employees. These two bills (Intro 1396 and Intro 1415) are the latest in a series of legislative actions by the...more

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Would You Like Fries And A Political Opinion With That? Regulating Employee Buttons, Pins, And Insignia In The Workplace

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Burgers and buttons are making headlines again. Employees at Burgerville—a fast-food restaurant chain in the Pacific Northwest—recently took to wearing buttons to work and were sent home for the day. These buttons were not...more

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Will Your Workers Go On Strike This Week? What You Need To Know

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Employee walkouts and protests are likely to occur on a large scale starting yesterday and lasting through Thursday, spurred on by the union-supported “Fight for $15” movement and in anticipation of the upcoming midterm...more

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The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter

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Welcome to the first edition of The BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some of the key employment trends that affected New York employers in 2017, and our...more

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“No Flair! Is That Fair? Fifth Circuit Overturns Burger Joint’s Ban on Buttons”

Many of us remember the classic scene from “Office Space” where Jennifer Aniston’s waitress character was chastised for not having enough “flair”—whimsical buttons on her uniform. The Fifth Circuit recently addressed the...more

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Off-Duty Employees Had Right to "Hang Out" on Employer's Property to Publicize Dispute

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An administrative law judge recently ruled that a Pacific Northwest fast food chain violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by maintaining a policy that prohibited off-duty employees from loitering or “hanging out”...more

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