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With the 2023 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within the state and highlight relevant...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law numerous measures that will boost employee rights in California effective Jan. 1. Among them: SB 616 will increase the number of paid sick days employers must provide.

California’s 2023 legislative session ended on October 14, 2023, with a slew of new bills affecting employers. Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than 30 employment-related bills. ...

California’s 2023 legislative session ended on October 14, 2023, with a slew of new bills affecting employers. Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than…

On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill No. 525 (SB 525) into law. Effective June 1, 2024, the law raises the minimum wage for California...

SG 134/23 The law will ban textile fiberglass in mattresses, juvenile products and upholstered furniture starting January 2027. On October...

California law has long held that noncompetes in the employment context are void under California Business and Professions Code § 16600 (§ 16600). Now, to further bolster its...

Effective January 1, 2024, California will impose civil liability for employers who (1) enter into a contract that includes a noncompete agreement, and (2) attempt to enforce a...

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…

The Act requires the State Athletic Commission (the Commission) within the California Department of Consumer Affairs to establish a new state-run retirement benefit plan administered...