Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 477: The History and Future of the Bar Exam (w/Dean Jackie Gardina)
(Podcast) California Employment News: Minimum Wage Increases for 2025
California Employment News: Minimum Wage Increases for 2025
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 285: Reflections from a California Bar Exam Grader – Part 2 (w/Jennifer Barry)
(Podcast) The Briefing: New California Laws for Digital Replicas Both Live and Dead
California Employment News: A Refresher on Voting Leave Laws for CA Employers
(Podcast) California Employment News: A Refresher on Voting Leave Laws for CA Employers
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 284: Reflections from a California Bar Grader – Part 1 (w/Jennifer Barry)
Podcast - What’s Next After Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Veto in California?
(Podcast) California Employment News – Key Rules for California Employers: Business Expense Reimbursement
California Employment News – Key Rules for California Employers: Business Expense Reimbursement
Bar Exam Toolbox Episode Update 1: The "California Bar Exam Experiment"
(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 277: California Is Outsourcing the Bar Exam to Kaplan?!?
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 464: Listen and Learn -- Partnership Formation
Extending the Flexibility of Energy Storage With Julia Souder, LDESC — Battery + Storage Podcast
California Employment News: Understanding the Basics of Employee Personnel Files (Featured Podcast)
California Employment News: Understanding the Basics of Employee Personnel Files (Featured)
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: California Consumer Finance Law - Hot Topics and Recent Developments
In 2004, California became the first state to enact a Paid Family Leave (PFL) program. This program was designed to extend disability compensation to individuals who take time off work to care for a seriously ill child,...more
Governor Newsom recently signed new laws – SB 1105 and AB 2499 – which extend and clarify employees’ available reasons for use of California paid sick leave (PSL)....more
With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as those that didn’t survive the season. The most notable new laws read...more
Out with the old and in with the new. Governor Newsom recently signed new laws which extend and clarify employees’ available reasons for use of California paid sick leave. There are expanded unpaid leave protections for...more
California employers face a constantly evolving legal landscape, with compliance challenges that can lead to significant financial and operational risks. Join CDF Partners Todd Wulffson and Alessandra Whipple during this...more
On September 29, 2024, California’s governor signed into law AB 2123. Beginning on January 1, 2025, AB 2123 will eliminate employers’ ability to require employees to use up to two weeks of company-provided...more
It’s Pride month: rainbow flags are flying, social media avatars are changing, and parade planning is in full swing. In addition to celebrations, California businesses can use this important month to review their practices...more
Essential leave laws every CA employer should know! Weintraub Tobin attorneys Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy break down the key points and provide practical advice on managing these leaves in the latest installment of...more
With a state as large and diverse as California, it appeals to businesses. However, the state’s unique employment law requirements can pose challenges to employers new to the state. The following are some action items...more
In a win for California employers, the California Court of Appeal held that stock options are not wages. A stock option is a contractual right to buy company stock at a certain price regardless of whether the stock price...more
California employers recently got some welcome news when state regulators clarified the method by which you should apply new paid sick leave benefits to part-time employees. Without much fanfare or public announcement, the...more
There are a number of statutes in California that grant eligible employees the right to take a leave of absence for various reasons. SB848 creates a new leave of absence entitlement under CA law regarding reproductive loss....more
2023 was a seismic year for the employment landscape, with changes to state and federal laws that touch on hiring, firing, and just about everything in between. Members of Fenwick’s employment group recently walked through...more
A Single Incident Of Harassing Conduct May Create A Hostile Work Environment - Beltran v. Hard Rock Hotel Licensing, Inc., 97 Cal. App. 5th 865 (2023) - Stephanie Beltran, a server at the Hard Rock Hotel in Palm...more
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the 2024 Voluntary Plan Employee Contribution and Benefit Rate. Employers with employees located in California are generally required to withhold and send...more
As the New Year approaches, many of us are reviewing what we have done in the past and resolving to make certain changes for 2024. As a California employer, the process should be similar to ensure continued compliance with...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the new year right around the corner, California published updated FAQs on the state’s amended Paid Sick Leave Law, which goes into effect January 1, 2024. We’re here to break down the key insights and...more
The 2023 California legislative session saw the passage of a number of new and important labor and employment laws....more
Effective January 1, 2024, California’s amended Paid Sick Leave law goes into effect. As detailed in our prior update, the amendments increase the annual amount of California paid sick leave from three days or 24 hours to the...more
Join us on November 16, 2023, as Nossaman’s Allison Callaghan, Pavneet Singh Mac, Michelle McCarthy and Julia Botezatu discuss new California employment and employee benefits laws and regulations, as well as recent case law...more
This week, we’re focused on California’s array of new and amended laws, including non-competes, employee cannabis usage, minimum wage, and protected time off: New laws are changing the workplace in California, with looming...more
As reported in last month’s CDF Wage & Hour Task Force blog post, a recent Ninth Circuit panel in Harstein v. Hyatt Corporation, held that employees who were “laid off” at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, March 2020,...more
Last week, Governor Newsom finished signing 890 bills into law from the 2023 legislative session, while also vetoing 156 bills. These decisions will have far-reaching implications for California employers....more
Executive Summary: Employers should look forward to another round of changes to the Golden State’s employment standards this year, the most challenging of which will be addressing employee protections for off-premises...more