A new law will require California employers to update their handbooks and leave policies — including their sick leave policies — to account for a new employee bereavement benefit. Governor Newsom approved the bill on...more
Employers the transportation industry earned a rare win when an appeals court held that a federal law covering railroad employees preempts sick leave provisions under California law. In short, this means you do not have to...more
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court last week ensured that a high standard will be used when assessing whether claims of race discrimination under Section 1981 should advance past the early stages of litigation....more
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