California employers soon will no longer be able to require employees to use up to two weeks of PTO or vacation leave before beginning to receive state paid family leave benefits.
California has joined the ranks of states barring employers from requiring employees to attend meetings intended to communicate the employer's opinions on unions.
Amendments to California's Private Attorneys General Act will allow employers to cure alleged labor violations and reduce penalties, while employees who file claims will see a larger portion of any civil penalties awarded.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has voted unanimously to adopt the latest version of its proposed rule regulating indoor heat exposure.
Employers in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, California, will soon face stringent new limits on their ability to conduct criminal background screening of employees and job applicants.
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.
Effective January 1, 2024, two new laws - SB 699 and AB 1076 - will bolster California's already-considerable limitations on the use of noncompete agreements.
A recently signed law creates a rebuttable presumption than an employer has unlawfully retaliated against an employee if the employer takes adverse actions shortly after the employee engaged in certain protected activities.
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