The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2022. In addition to changes among various state labor and employment laws, the minimum wage has increased. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that went into eff...
Prompted by the “Me Too” movement, in 2019, California passed laws that restricted the use of such provisions for claims involving allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault or discrimination based on sex — but SB 331 significantly expands those restrictions. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, ...
All states have some type of labor laws, but California has some of the strongest laws in the nation. California employees, like those in all states, are covered by federal wage and hour laws. But in California’s case, state law offers employees much greater benefits in terms of minimum ...
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Further, and perhaps more important to employers struggling to interpret portions of the law, the Labor Commissioner also published FAQs. The FAQs clarify some new provisions in 20221 that did not exist under the 2021 or 2020 CPSL laws. For many employers, however, the FAQs do not answe...
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In 2023, the California Legislature passed 1,046 bills. Newsom signed 890 of those bills into law. Here is a look at some of the new laws Californians face.
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This amendment to existing laws is intended to put the burden of proof onto the employer to show that an employer’s action against an employee was not retaliation. Under the new law, the burdens of proof under Labor Code Sections 98.6 and 1197.5 will change from the employee to the employe...
In preparation for 2022, California employers have an abundance of new laws with which to comply. Below are the highlights curated by our Employment Law Group. SB 331: The “Silenced No More”Bill, Prohibits Confidentiality of Alleged Unlawful Acts in NDAs and...