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,...
X