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On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newson signed into law two expansive climate disclosure bills (SB 253 and SB 261), making California the first state in the U.S. to impose requirements on greenhouse gas emissions disclosure and mandate reporting on climate-related financial risks.

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Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oil bill to reduce gas prices at the pump actually will increase them. It’s ...

In its current iteration, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) requires California public employers and private employers with 5 or more employees to provide qualified employees with...

Summary - California enacted two bills last week banning all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as PFAS and colloquially as “forever chemicals”—in textiles and...

Earlier this month, California’s new labeling requirements for CBD products went into effect under Assembly Bill 45 (“AB 45”), which legalized the addition of hemp-derived CBD to food,...

As a practical matter, investors and other corporate stakeholders value the ability to compare diversity data across companies' boards of directors (Boards)...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that requires vote-by-mail ballots to be sent to all registered state voters in every election.

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a surprise move, and despite vetoing a strikingly similar measure only months ago when the pandemic was closer to its zenith, Governor Newsom on April 16, 2021 signed a measure requiring hospitality employers to give preference in hiring to workers previously laid off due to the pandemic. Last year, large swaths of employers breathed a big sigh of relief when Governor Newsom vetoed AB 3216, which would have required certain hospitality employers—hotels, private clubs, e...