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 2024By: 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
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 Way
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 UpdateBy Jennifer L. Mora and Pamela Q. Devata
Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective September 3, 2024, employers with locations or employees (including remote workers) in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County (ULAC) will be subject to a new Fair Chance Ordinance. To say that the new requirements are challenging is an understatement. For this reason, employers that ask about or use
Continue Reading Employers Face Onerous Compliance Obligations Under the New Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance
By Patrick D. Joyce, Ilana Morady, and Daniel R. Birnbaum
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 24, 2024, Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat rule was approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and filed with the Secretary of State (SOS), rendering the rule effective immediately.
If you’ve been following our postings, you know that last month the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted
Continue Reading Hot Fun in the Summertime: Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Rule Effective Immediately
By Janine E. Raduechel and Joshua A. Rodine
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court concluded that the “good faith” defense applies to claims seeking to impose penalties under California Labor Code section 226. An employee must show that an employer’s failure to comply with section 226(a) was both knowing and intentional in order to establish an entitlement to penalties. Naranjo
Continue Reading Good Faith Defense Applies To Wage Statement Penalty ClaimsApr. 17, 2024 – As most California employers are now aware, a new workplace violence law (SB 553) requires essentially all CA employers to develop and implement written Workplace Violence Prevention Plans and training by July 1, 2024. The new requirements will be enforced by Cal/OSHA.
Cost – There is no cost to attend, but registration is
Continue Reading WEBINAR – New Workplace Violence Prevention Program Requirements in California
By Ilana Morady, Patrick Joyce, and Adam Young
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Cal/OSHA Standards Board was ready to vote on Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat rule at the March 21, 2024 Standards Board meeting, but at the 11th hour, the Board was ordered to cancel its scheduled vote.
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In a surprising development, the Cal/OSHA indoor heat rule, which was
Continue Reading Indoor Heat Illness Standard: More Delay of the Long-Delayed Rule