Noncompete agreements have long been void under California Business and Professions Code § 16600. Now, Senate Bill (SB) 699 and Assembly Bill (AB) 1076 intensify California’s prohibition of such agreements and create a private right of action for employees whose agreements include restrictive cov...
Fair Pay Act Expansion: Assembly Bill 1676 and Senate Bill 1063 These two bills amend the Fair Pay Act to require "pay equity" for race and "ethnicity" as well as gender. The term "ethnicity" is not defined in the statute, and there is also no settled court decision that defines the ...
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that exposesbusinesses to high penalties and litigationby expanding the scope of prohibited non-compete agreements is expected to be heard soon by the California Assembly. The bill,AB 747 (McCarty; D-Sacramento), augments an existin...