With summer coming to an end, now is a good time for employers and HR Departments to review training requirements and plan accordingly. Below are some helpful tips.
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Continue Reading Training Reminders and Related Bills to Watch About TrainingBeginning January 1, 2027, California’s statewide minimum wage will increase to $17.40 per hour.
The minimum wage increase also affects the minimum salary an employee must earn to meet part
Continue Reading California Minimum Wage Increase AheadA client recently received a demand letter from a self-described “self-litigant” sitting in Florida who claimed the client violated CA pay transparency rules for failing to include a salary range
Continue Reading Are You in Compliance with California Pay Transparency Rules for Remote Job Postings?While not California specific, a first-of-its-kind ruling in federal court establishes that a client’s use of AI-generated chat content is not protected by an attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine.
Continue Reading AI Chats are not Protected by Privilege
The California Court of Appeal dealt another blow to California employers—employees who’s individual PAGA claims are compelled to arbitration now maintain standing to bring their representative PAGA claims in court.
Continue Reading Representative PAGA Claims Survive Arbitration Agreements—California Rejects U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River HoldingWith the national vaccination rate at around 51% (fully-vaccinated) and the Delta variant wreaking havoc on our return to work plans, many clients are exploring mandatory vaccination policies. While a
Continue Reading The Latest on Mandatory Vaccination Policies
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect in January, imposing strict new data privacy mandates on many companies with employees in California, whether they are headquartered inside or outside
Continue Reading Are You Subject to CCPA? Our New Online Tool Helps You Get Answers
Parental leave policies are back in the news. Jones Day, one of the nation’s largest law firms, faces legal action claiming its parental leave policy is discriminatory. The policy at
Continue Reading Unfair Parental Leave Policies Plague Employers
The gift that keeps on giving, the California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court is getting a fresh look to determine whether it applies retroactively.
Continue Reading Dynamex: Looking Back at Retroactivity
Father’s Day came early for the class of new dads who settled their gender discrimination lawsuit last week regarding JPMorgan Chase’s parental leave policy. As we discussed here, this
Continue Reading New Advances on Parental Leave Policies