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Pay Attention to Those California City Boundaries

We know that many cities in California have their own minimum wages. And we also know that several of those cities had minimum wage increases in July 2024, including: …
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I recently attended a superb webinar put on by two Fox Rothschild partners, Colleen McGarry and Brian McGinnis, with an update on LGBTQIA+ issues in the law. I look…
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Think Twice Before You Contest Unemployment
It happens all the time. A poor performing, or even blatant policy-violating former employee applies for unemployment. The immediate reflex by most employers is to contest it. Good idea? Well…
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California’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Endorsed by FTC — Learn All About it at Our Fox Webinar on May 2nd
Has the rest of the country finally caught up to California in its antipathy for non-compete agreements? Interested to learn what the Federal Trade Commission’s April 23, 2024 announcement of…
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Manufacturing Success Webinar: Avoiding the Crosshairs of the EEOC (and the Plaintiffs’ Bar)
Join our partner, Nikki Howell, for a one-hour webinar tailored to minimize risks in the manufacturing industry. While Nikki will be focused on EEOC enforcement, she has some terrific…
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No April Fools Here — The Fast Food Minimum Wage in California is $20 as of April 1st
A quick reminder for national Fast Food restaurants, the California minimum wage is going up to $20 per hour as of April 1, 2024.
As we wrote in our Alert…
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Hospitality Industry Impact of the Upcoming Junk Fee Ban
Hospitality employers in California beware. Effective July 1, 2024, California’s Junk Fee Ban (SB 478) will go into effect, making it unlawful to advertise, display or offer a…
Continue Reading Hospitality Industry Impact of the Upcoming Junk Fee BanDoing Business in California Guide (updated for 2024)

The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth largest economy (moving toward fourth) and a market of more than 39 million people. For employers…
Continue Reading Doing Business in California Guide (updated for 2024)Time to Revisit Your Confidentiality Agreement

As you surely know by now, non-compete and non-solicit agreements, and related provisions in settlement or other types of agreements, will be even more heavily scrutinized in California in 2024. …
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