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The reporting deadline for the 2023 California pay data reporting cycle is only six weeks away. Employers with at least 100 employees with at least one California employee must file their Pay Data Report with the California...more
California recently updated two pamphlets that employers must provide to employees. The new pamphlets are (1) a “Time of Hire Pamphlet” pertaining to workers’ compensation (to be provided at the time of hire) and (2) a “For...more
As discussed in a prior alert, newly-enacted California laws governing noncompete agreements require employer action by February 14, 2024. This alert explains the purpose of the new laws, what the notification requirement...more
Many companies have ceased using noncompete clauses for employees working in California. At best the clauses have become unenforceable, at worst, a liability for the company....more
The New Year rang in a collection of California employment law updates with major implications for Golden State employers. If they have not already, California employers should address the items listed...more
The 2023 California legislative session saw the passage of a number of new and important labor and employment laws....more
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
With 2023 coming to an end, now is the optimal time for employers to update their employee handbooks, policies, and procedures applicable to California workforces for the upcoming year. Here’s a roundup of several recently...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Prepare for new California workplace legal requirements effective January 1, 2024, now. Seyfarth has you covered with all the ways to protect your workplace just like Kevin McCallister defends his house....more
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
Seyfarth Synopsis: Among new workplace legal requirements effective January 1, 2024, making employers green in the face with end of the year preparations are necessary revisions to Wage Theft Notices. They must be ready for...more
It’s 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The human resources (HR) director calls and tells you that your company—or if you are outside counsel, your client—is finally expanding their sales operation to the West Coast. As part of that...more
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
California has done it again! We reported last month concerning California’s new non-compete law that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements....more
A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immediately, even though the employees were not officially terminated until June...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: For employees looking to leave somewhere greener for somewhere warmer, California may now be climbing to the top of their list. On September 1, 2023, Governor Newsom signed legislation that extends...more
On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that furthers the state’s protections for employee mobility and seeks to void out of state employee non-compete agreements. Specifically, the new law...more
For over two decades, California law concluded non-compete agreements are not enforceable in the context of employment, Edwards v. Anderson, 44 Cal.4th 937 (2008) and even created a public policy claim against employers...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a case of first impression, the California Supreme Court decided FEHA claims can be litigated directly against certain agents of an employer. Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Medical Group....more
For many years, California employers have been subject to the state’s Fair Chance Act, which (in a nutshell) requires employers to...more
The California Attorney General's (the "Cal AG") office appears to be moving forward with enforcement activities, despite a recent court ruling delaying enforcement of CPRA regulations. In the past month, since the amendments...more
On July 24, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the Civil Rights Council’s (the Council) proposed amendment to California’s Employment Regulations Relating to Criminal History, which are set to become...more
California Assembly Bill 257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (the “FAST Act” enacted in 2022), was to become effective January 1, 2023. The FAST Act established a 10-member Fast Food Sector...more
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
Just prior to the New Year, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office released updated Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”), which clarified the California Equal Pay Act’s pay scale disclosure requirements that were effective...more