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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

President Trump Sacks DEI Programs: Key Considerations for California Employers

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/31/2025

Since re-taking the White House 11 days ago, President Donald J. Trump has taken dramatic steps to dismantle DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programs in workplaces nationwide. President Trump’s executive orders...more

Lawsuit Filed by CA Chamber of Commerce: Challenging Senate Bill 399

Weintraub Tobin on 1/14/2025

This is a follow-up to our recent blog post regarding Senate Bill 399 (“SB 399”) and its prohibition on an employer’s right to take adverse action against an employee who refuses to attend meetings related to “political...more

California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2025

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/30/2024

Approved legislation covers topics from paid leave to freelance work, driver's license discrimination to intersectionality discrimination, a "captive audience" ban to social compliance audits, with other laws specifically...more

California Implements New Intersectionality and Captive Audience Meeting Laws

Saul Ewing LLP on 10/9/2024

California recently enacted two laws that expand the scope of discrimination claims and prohibit retaliation against employees for failing to participate in employer-sponsored meetings regarding religious or political...more

Unpacking California’s 2024 Employment Laws: Key Changes Employers Need to Know

Troutman Pepper Locke on 12/14/2023

California enacted several new employment laws for 2024, summarized below, including expanded paid sick leave, leave for reproductive loss, protections for employee cannabis use, additional noncompete enforcement limitations,...more

The Essentials—California Employment Law Update For 2024

K&L Gates LLP on 11/8/2023

In the November edition of The Essentials, we outline key provisions of many of the new employment laws that will take effect in 2024. GENERALLY APPLICABLE NEW LAWS - AB 1076 and SB 699: Sweeping Prohibition Against...more

Get Ready California Employers! A Wave Of New Employment Laws Set To Kick In Next Year.

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/2/2023

Another New Year means another flurry of new laws for California employers. Indeed, Governor Newsom had another busy October, signing over a dozen employee-friendly bills touching everything from cannabis use to workplace...more

On The Horizon: California Bill Seeks To Ban Caste-Based Discrimination

CDF Labor Law LLP on 9/1/2023

California is likely to become the first state to explicitly ban caste-based discrimination in the context of employment, housing, and public schools. SB 403 seeks to amend the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), along...more

California Labor Commissioner Issues FAQs Clarifying Pay Transparency Law

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/17/2023

As we previously reported here last fall, California enacted a pay transparency law (SB 1162) requiring employers with 15 or more employees to disclose pay scales in job postings beginning January 1, 2023. The Labor...more

New Cannabis Discrimination Protections Coming to a California Workplace in 2024

Weintraub Tobin on 9/29/2022

On September 18, 2022, the Governor approved AB 2188, which amends the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), California’s employment antidiscrimination law....more

California Expands FEHA to Include Off The Job Cannabis Use

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/16/2022

Virtually all California employers with five or more employees are covered by the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the state’s most noteworthy civil rights law. FEHA protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of...more

Understanding Compliance with California’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/28/2022

Employers should have a comprehensive plan regarding sexual harassment prevention in the workplace, which includes training for all employees. Under current California law, employers with five or more employees are required...more

Doing Business in California, a Totally Helpful (and Free) Resource for You!

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/14/2022

Getting ready to return to the office in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”? Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what laws apply and how...more

California’s SB 331 Extends Sweeping Changes to Workplace Settlement and Separation Agreements

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/22/2021

In 2018, California passed Senate Bill 820, the STAND Act (Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act), in response to the #MeToo movement. SB 820 prohibited the use of confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements...more

The Must Have Fox Rothschild Guide To Doing Business In California (And It Is Free!)

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/13/2021

Getting ready to reopen in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”? Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what laws apply and how they differ...more

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