Mia Farber, Robert Gignilliat, Scott Jang and Corey Donovan Tracey author “California’s Law Barring Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Permanently Enjoined,” published by SHRM. Source link Read more »
A federal district court has entered a permanent injunction barring the State of California from enforcing Assembly Bill (AB) 51, California’s law that purports to preclude employers from requiring arbitration agreements as... Read more »
Under the California Wage Theft Protection Act (Cal. Labor Code section 2810.5), all employers are required to provide each employee with a written notice containing specified information at the time of hire,... Read more »
Along with signing into law a variety of employment-related bills in the 2023–2024 legislative session, Governor Gavin Newsom also vetoed numerous bills that would have further affected California employers. Here is an... Read more »
Quick Hits On November 9, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board—which is Cal/OSHA’s standards-setting agency—published proposed modifications to the draft indoor heat illness standard. These modifications were based on suggestions... Read more »
On January 1, 2024, most California employers are required to provide up to five days of unpaid leave to an employee who experiences a reproductive loss event. Senate Bill 848 defines a... Read more »
Joy C. Rosenquist says even though California wasn’t the first state to enact reproductive loss leave, the move is likely to raise the issue’s profile and spur similar laws in other places.... Read more »
by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | October 16, 2023 California’s Governor Newsom recently signed SB 553, requiring the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to adopt a general industry... Read more »
California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 54, which requires a venture capital company to report annually to the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) on its funding determinations related to companies primarily founded... Read more »
by Melissa Whitehead | | October 9, 2023 On October 4, 2023, Governor Newsom signed SB 616, significantly modifying the 2014 Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (“HWHFA”). The new law is effective... Read more »