Under AB 2188, beginning Jan. 1, 2024, California employers will be prohibited from discriminating against employees for off-duty cannabis use.
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’Tis the Season for California’s 2023 Legislative Update: Employer Considerations
California employers know the holidays bring chilly nights (by California standards), holiday cheer, decked halls, and… ringing in the New Year with a host of new employment laws and compliance
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New California Legislation Will Not Allow Employers to Prohibit Off-the-Job Marijuana Use for Much Longer
This blog post is a Q&A on California Assembly Bill-2188 – Discrimination in employment: use of cannabis.
When will AB 2188 go into effect?
AB 2188 was signed by
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How the NLRA May Slow Down the FAST Act
With substantial union backing, California’s controversial Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, A.B. 257 or the FAST Act, moved through California’s Legislature with relative ease.
As the president of
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FAST Act Becomes Law in California, but Voter Referendum Filed in Response
On Sept. 5, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 257, the controversial Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, also known as the “FAST Act” (the Act).
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Urgent Issue Webinar: The Passing of the FAST Act and What It Means for Restaurants | Sept. 2
On Aug. 29, 2022, the California legislature passed the FAST Recovery Act, which is arguably the most significant piece of restaurant-specific legislation passed in U.S. history, impacting a massive range
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Judge Rules That Gender Quotas for Corporate Board Members Violate the California Constitution
As we reported in our blog discussing an LASC judge striking down a law that required California companies to have racially diverse boards (AB 979): Judge Rules That Race and
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At Long Last: The End of the PAGA Era?
There might be a light flickering at the end of a dark tunnel California employers have been walking through for more than 15 years. In December 2021, California’s Secretary of
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5 Trends to Watch in California Labor & Employment Law 2022
- Expansion of California Family Right Acts AB-1033 – Expands the definition of “family member” covered under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to include parents-in-law with serious health conditions for
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California Employers Will Ring in The New Year With More Coal Than Presents
In true California fashion, the legislature had a busy session that resulted in a number of new employment-related statutes and amendments being passed just in time for the holidays and
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