As employers around the globe are increasingly looking to leverage AI and AI-adjacent automation in their recruiting and personnel processes, California has stepped onto the scene. On June 27
Continue Reading Beyond Bias: California Sets a New Standard for Regulating AI in the Workplace
As we reported last year, the Alameda Superior Court in Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., ordered the Labor Workforce Development Agency (LWDA)—you read that correctly, the state
Continue Reading UPDATE: LWDA Not Liable for Costs in PAGA Action
Predictive scheduling laws, also known as “Fair Workweek” laws, are gaining traction across the United States to protect hourly workers from erratic and last-minute shift changes. These laws typically require
Continue Reading Fair Workweeks: Navigating the Patchwork of Predictive Scheduling Laws
Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case on their employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise.
Continue Reading California Court Turns Up the Heat: PG&E Case Requires Employees Claiming Defamation to Prove Damages Beyond Their Termination
When an employee’s on-the-job injury affects their ability to perform essential job functions, federal and state law require, among other things, that an employer engage in an “interactive process” to
Continue Reading A Breath of Fresh Air for Employers Managing Extended Medical Leaves
While welcome news to most employers, those in California are unlikely to be impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, 220 L. Ed.
Continue Reading E.M.D. Sales: A Reminder That California Stands Out from the Crowd
In a sharply worded notice, the Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) recently demanded that a plaintiff-side law firm amend over 100 Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) notices it had
Continue Reading The LWDA: There’s a New Sheriff in Town
California employment practitioners have fought for years over whether a plaintiff averring a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) action can intervene in a separate PAGA action not brought by that
Continue Reading Hate to Be Mean, PAGA Plaintiffs Can’t Intervene
Gov. Newsom has signed SB 399 into law, which restricts the ability of employers to hold mandatory “captive audience meetings” with their employees. The new legislation, also known as “California
Continue Reading California Attempts to Restrict Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings
On Sept. 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled California’s statutory ban of noncompete agreements does not override Massachusetts law permitting noncompete agreements where the
Continue Reading First Circuit Denies Extraterritorial Effect of California Noncompete Law