Los Angeles County enacted a new Fair Chance Ordinance, set to take effect on September 3, 2024, which expands California’s existing “Ban the Box” law by introducing additional requirements for employers with five…
Read ArticleThe California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has done many things. Since its passage in 2016, it has resulted in an explosion of lawsuits, shuttered small businesses, put well over $100 million into the…
Read ArticleIf you required an employee to sign a contract with a non-compete clause, you may be required to give notice to current and former employees. Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1076 last fall,…
Read ArticleSenate Bill (SB) 553, signed into law last fall, requires employers to implement a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) on or before July 1, 2024. In addition to the WVPP, employers also must…
Read ArticleEffective January 1, 2024, two new California laws enhance protections for employees who use cannabis away from the workplace. SB 700 expressly prohibits employers from requesting information from job applicants relating to prior cannabis…
Read ArticleEffective January 1, 2024, California Senate Bill (SB) 616 amends the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, increasing the number of paid sick days (or hours) to which California employees are entitled each…
Read ArticleOn January 1, 2024, the California statewide minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour. The minimum salary for exempt employees will rise from $64,480 to $66,560. In addition to the increase in the…
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