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DEI Training and Hostile Work Environment Claims
In our March 24 2025, blog post we discussed the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) recent guidance regarding what constitutes unlawful “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) policies. Among other things, the guidance specifies that employees...
EEOC Provides Guidance on “Unlawful” DEI Programs
As we discussed in a previous blog post, within a few days of taking office, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The order is aimed at “terminating all discriminatory and illegal...
Los Angeles County’s New Fair Workweek Law
Last year, the County of Los Angeles enacted the Fair WorkWeek Ordinance, which will take effect on July 1, 2025. It joins other municipalities, including the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Chicago, and the State of Oregon in implementing similar...
New Bills Introduced
With a February 21 deadline to introduce new California legislation, the folks at the Capitol recently unveiled several employment-related bills. Although some of them may not make it to the Governor’s desk, they provide a snapshot of what lawmakers will be debating...
Possible Changes to California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Rule
In July 2024, California implemented a workplace violence prevention rule that applies to most workplaces. This new law imposes a myriad of requirements on employers. As discussed in a previous blog post, these requirements include establishing, implementing, and...
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Private Employer DEI Orders
As we mentioned in a previous blog post, soon after taking office, President Trump issued numerous executive orders aimed at “terminat[ing] all discriminatory and illegal preferences, mandates, policies, programs, activities, guidance, regulations, enforcement...
Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Recordkeeping Rule Remains in Effect
Most of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Non-Emergency Regulations ended earlier this month, on February 3, 2025, including most of the general COVID-19 Prevention rule,[1] and the rules for COVID-19 Outbreaks[2] and COVID-19 Prevention in Employer-Provided Transportation.[3] As...
Annual California Pay Data Report Deadline Approaching
Okay. One more thing to add to your “to do” list… California employers of 100 or more employees (and/or 100 or more workers hired through labor contractors) must report 2024 pay, demographic, and other workforce data to the Civil Rights Department (CRD) by May 14,...
Workplace Immigration Raids and I-9 Audits
One of President Trump’s major campaign promises was to crackdown on illegal immigration. In his first few weeks on the job, the President has taken various steps in this direction. Workplace raids and Form I-9 audits are two tools Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
President Trump Orders End of DEI
Within the first two days of President Trump taking office on January 20, he issued numerous Executive Orders. One of them, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” is aimed at “terminat[ing] all discriminatory and illegal preferences,...
