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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

Looking Ahead: New California Employment Laws for 2024

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/21/2023

In the past few months, California Governor Newsom has signed numerous new employment laws affecting California employers of all sizes. Below is a summary of some of the laws going into effect in 2024....more

High Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis Use

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/31/2023

On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newson signed SB 700 into law, amending the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). SB 700, effective January 1, 2024, expressly prohibits employers from requesting information...more

Governor Newsom Signs Bill Reinforcing State’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/19/2023

On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will reinforce the state’s ban on noncompete agreements in employment by making it unlawful for employers to mandate that employees sign...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 10/16/2023

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

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your October To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 10/2/2023

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 9/18/2023

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

Newly Minted California Law Declares Void Noncompete Agreements Unenforceable Regardless Of Where They Were Signed

Allen Matkins on 9/12/2023

Since at least 1941, California has declared, with certain limited exceptions, that every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is to that extent void". ...more

California Legislature Advances Employment Law Bills in Final Weeks of Session

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/6/2023

As the September 14, 2023, deadline to pass bills during the current session of the California Legislature fast approaches, the California Senate and Assembly are considering several employment law bills. Many are likely to...more

California Changes Background Check Procedures

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/30/2023

The California Civil Rights Council recently amended the regulations interpreting California’s 2018 Fair Chance Act, which go into effect October 1, 2023. The new regulations add restrictions, make clarifications, and...more

Ninth Circuit Blocks California’s Ban on Mandatory Arbitration in Employment

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/17/2023

On February 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a 2020 California law that attempted to prohibit employers from requiring employees and job applicants to agree to arbitration as a condition of employment. The...more

Fall 2022 Employment Law Roundup

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/25/2022

U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act - On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule updating the...more

Are Background Checks Worth It Anymore?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 10/25/2022

Following a trend in California regarding increased leniency for those with conviction records, and ensuring that formerly incarcerated people are not unduly burdened by their past, Governor Newsom recently signed SB-731 into...more

California Bans Employment Discrimination For Marijuana Use

ArentFox Schiff on 10/6/2022

California has enacted legislation broadly protecting employees from discrimination for the use of marijuana, which has been legal in the state since 2016. Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1288 into law. It generally...more

SB 1162 Approved: Prepare for Greater Pay Transparency Requirements

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/28/2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: SB 1162, approved by Governor Newsom on Tuesday, September 27, will require employers starting January 1, 2023, to disclose pay scales to current employees and on job postings, and to report even more pay...more

California Employers See Most Cannabis Testing Go Up in Smoke

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/27/2022

On September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2188, which will make it unlawful for California employers to rely on cannabis test results for employment purposes, unless in very narrow circumstances....more

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

Fisher Phillips on 9/2/2022

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

Five New Laws to Know Before They Take Effect On Jan. 1, 2022

Payne & Fears on 12/17/2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom closed California’s 2020-2021 Legislative Session with a flurry of bill signings, many of which created and/or updated employment-related laws. A few of these bills were “emergency bills” which became...more

California Employers: New Law Limits NDAs in Settlement & Severance Agreements

Morgan Lewis on 10/20/2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 7 signed Senate Bill 331, which will prohibit employers from (1) including in a settlement agreement a clause that restricts an employee’s right to disclose information about...more

Comprehensive Review of all California Workplace Law Bills Signed – and Rejected – by Governor Newsom

Fisher Phillips on 10/12/2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently completed final action on bills that were passed by the state legislature in 2021, and employers are once again faced with a raft of new compliance obligations thanks to several new...more

California Assembly Bill 51 Is Back!

Stoel Rives - World of Employment on 9/17/2021

Way back on October 10, 2019, California Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), which essentially made it unlawful for California employers to require workers or job applicants to execute arbitration agreements...more

California Labor Commissioner Issues Guidance For Statewide Right Of Recall

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/16/2021

Several months after Governor Newsom signed into law a statewide right of recall statute affecting the hospitality industry and building services, the Labor Commissioner’s office finally issued a Frequently Asked Questions...more

COVID-Related Legislation in California

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/2/2021

In California legislative updates, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 93 into law, requiring that hospitality industry employers offer workers laid off due to COVID-19 positions based on a preference system, while lawmakers continue...more

New California Law Requires Employers to Offer Jobs to Previously Laid-Off Employees

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/11/2021

On April 16, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 93 into law. The law requires employers to offer open job positions to employees who were previously laid off due to COVID-19-related reasons and adds records...more

California Hospitality Employers Now Required to Rehire and Retain Displaced Workers

Clark Hill PLC on 4/28/2021

The California hospitality industry should be aware that Governor Newsom recently signed into law Bill No. 93 (“Bill 93”), which will take immediate effect. Bill 93 is an attempt to rehire and retain displaced workers due to...more

California’s “Right to Recall” Law: What You Need to Know

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/26/2021

On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 93 into law, a rehiring and retention law which requires employers in certain industries to make written job offers to employees who were laid off...more

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