Seyfarth Synopsis: With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as those that didn’t survive the season. The most notable new laws read intersectionality into FEHA protected categories, recast victims’ time off provisions, adjust paid family leave, and impact
Continue Reading CA Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024
By Cathy Feldman and Joshua D. Seidman
Seyfarth Synopsis: Out with the old and in with the new. Governor Newsom recently signed new laws which extend and clarify employees’ available reasons for use of California paid sick leave. There are expanded unpaid leave protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or qualifying acts of violence, as well
Continue Reading New and Improved California Leave Provisions for 2025By: Jennifer L. Mora and Pamela Q. Devata
Seyfarth Synopsis: Since 2018, California has had a comprehensive Fair Chance Act (CFCA), which places a number of restrictions on employers using criminal history for hiring and other employment purposes. San Francisco and the City of Los Angeles followed suit, and as we discussed here, the California Civil Rights Department made
Continue Reading San Diego County Joins California Jurisdictions With Fair Chance Ordinances
By Romtin Parvaresh and Daniel C. Whang
Seyfarth Synopsis: In line with recent anti-arbitration trends, the California Court of Appeal recently decided two cases – Doe v. Second Street Corp. and Liu v. Miniso Depot CA, Inc. – that apply the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act to limit the enforceability of arbitration
Continue Reading Effecting The EFAA: California Appellate Courts Make It Harder To Enforce Arbitration Agreements In Cases Alleging Sexual Assault Or Sexual Harassment
Speakers: Kathleen C. Slaught, Brad Perkins, and Ryan Tikker
About the Program: While the ERISA legal landscape changes constantly, one thing is certain – California remains a harbinger of litigation trends soon to spread nationwide. From the statutes and laws under which ERISA cases are brought to novel venue shopping tactics, employers across the US watch California as
Continue Reading California Leads the WaySeyfarth Synopsis: With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as those that didn’t survive the season. The most notable new laws read intersectionality into FEHA protected categories, recast victims’ time off provisions, adjust paid family leave, and impact
Continue Reading Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024
By Giovanna A. Ferrari, Ameena Y. Majid, and Sarah Fedner
Seyfarth Synopsis: As discussed in our prior legal update available here, in 2023, California enacted two laws that mandate certain climate-related emissions disclosures and financial risk reporting for thousands of public and private companies “doing business” within the state. See Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability
Continue Reading California Mandatory Climate Disclosure Laws Move Forward With Little Concession
About the Program: With the 2023-2024 California Legislative Session having come to a close, and the last bills receiving the Governor’s signature or veto, employers doing business in California face a number of new laws with which they will need to comply as of January 1, 2025
Join Seyfarth California Workplace Solutions and Employment Legislative Team experts for a review
Continue Reading Webinar California Legislative Update
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Legislature concluded its 2023-24 session in the wee hours of its August 31, 2024, deadline to pass bills. Now it’s up to Governor Newsom to call the plays as to what employment bills he will sign into law. The bills for his consideration read intersectionality into FEHA protected categories, recast victims’ time
Continue Reading Legislative Update: Legislature Hikes the Ball For Signing Kickoff
Speakers – Kathleen McConnell, Gina Ferrari, and Vincent Smolczynski
About the Program: Do you operate a website in California? Are you considering a cookies banner? Does your website terms compel arbitration? Then you need to know about the latest in California Privacy Litigation and Compliance.
Join us for an insightful webinar on navigating the complexities of
Continue Reading California Website Owners: Key Updates on Cookie Banners, Arbitration, and Privacy Compliance – Webinar on Sep 10, 2024