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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.

Last week the Office of the Attorney General demonstrated the State of California’s unwillingness to cede its enforcement of state housing laws even in the face of defiance from local...

Effective January 1, 2025, a new California law will prohibit 24 ingredients from use in cosmetic products. California's Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act [Assembly Bill ("AB") 2762] was signed into law...

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

Several provisions of the California General Corporation Law that require filing with the Secretary of State specify that the filed instrument must include the Secretary of State's file...

Several provisions of the California General Corporation Law that require filing with the Secretary of State specify that the filed instrument must include the Secretary of State's file number.

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

On September 27, 2021, Gov. Newsom signed into law SB 646, which exempts janitorial employees from PAGA if they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement meeting certain minimum...

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...