California
California employers may continue to require employees to enter an arbitration agreement as a condition of employment now that the law that sought to ban the practice has been permanently enjoined.
Berkeley, California, employers with 10 or more employees in the City of Berkeley who are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about special rights and protections available to employees under the Berkeley Fair Workweek Ordinance.
Updated to reflect a change in the 2024 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.
Updated to reflect the expiration of coverage for illness or death resulting from COVID-19 and its removal from this article.
Updated to reflect amendments allowing email delivery of required unemployment insurance notices, effective January 1, 2024.
Updated to reflect that the automatic repeal date is extended.
Updated to reflect law creating a rebuttable presumption of retaliation following certain protected activity, effective January 1, 2024.
Updated to reflect law protecting communications regarding sexual assault, harassment and discrimination, effective January 1, 2024.