4/6/2026 9:35:38 PM NLRB Reinstates First Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule By Ben Buchwalter Benjamin Cooper Employers in California and across the country are still adjusting to back-and-forth standards created between the past two presidential...
3/26/2026 5:00:00 PM Beyond FMLA and CFRA: Lesser Known Employee Leave By Jamie Talt Margaret Salisbury Jamie Talt and Margaret Salisbury presented the webinar "Beyond FMLA and CFRA: Lesser Known Employee Leave." California employers must...
3/16/2026 6:15:38 PM Key Takeaways from the LWDA’s Proposed PAGA Regulations for California Employment Attorneys By Chandra Andrade Kevin Jones The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) has issued an extensive notice of proposed rulemaking that—if adopted—will...
3/6/2026 6:25:07 PM California Employers' "Know Your Rights" Notification Update Imminent By Ben Buchwalter California's “Know Your Rights Act” enactment requires employers to provide written notice of certain employment rights to all employees....
1/8/2026 2:25:07 AM SB 294: California's 'Workplace Know Your Rights Act' Demands Employer Action By Ryan Malhan Senate Bill 294, also known as the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, is an important new employment law in California that aims to ensure...
11/12/2025 9:35:37 PM California 2026 Employment Law Update: Pay Transparency, Worker Rights, and the Future of AI Regulation By Carolina Garcia Ryan Malhan Benjamin Cooper While Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a high-profile bill regulating artificial intelligence in employment decisions, other measures, such as...
9/5/2025 8:15:13 PM Amid Latest Mideast Conflict, Why HR Must Be Attuned To Religious Discrimination By Ben Buchwalter Employers across the United States are often challenged to monitor workplace speech on sensitive current events while mitigating the...
9/5/2025 4:45:00 PM Speech, Safety, and the Law: Managing Political Expression in Today’s Workplace By Ben Buchwalter Political debate isn’t just prevalent in the news or on social media — it’s in Slack channels, office kitchens, and embroidered onto work...
7/17/2025 4:05:00 AM How Ignoring Harassment Allegations Cost the LAPD $4M By Farella Braun + Martel A recent California appellate court decision—Carranza v. City of Los Angeles—reminds employers of their duties in responding to...
6/12/2025 8:44:46 PM How Employers Should Not Ask Employees To Sign an Arbitration Agreement During Onboarding By Kevin Jones Employers should be careful about not only the contents of an arbitration agreement but the process by which they ask employees to sign...
6/12/2025 8:43:25 PM Court of Appeal Decision Gives California Employers Guidance on Employment Arbitration Agreements By Ryan Wessels Employment arbitration agreements are often utilized by employers to minimize costs, risk, and publicity associated with civil...
6/6/2025 9:47:09 PM Which Party Loses Out When Settlement Funds Are Wired to a “Spoofer” and Not Plaintiff? By Kevin Jones Answer: the “party in the best position to prevent the fraud.” In the digital age, where cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated,...
6/6/2025 6:38:52 PM Supreme Court Confirms That No Different Standard Applies to So-Called "Reverse Discrimination" Cases By Ryan Wessels It is now well-established that “majority groups” are protected from discrimination under Title VII and California's Fair Employment and...
5/30/2025 11:38:35 PM Carranza Decision Warns of Dangers in Responding to Employee Harassment Allegations By Ryan Wessels When valuing civil claims in employment lawsuits, many attorneys start by calculating economic damages. This is a reasonable starting...
5/30/2025 12:38:00 AM Speech, Safety, and the Law: When Politics Enter the Workplace (Webinar) By Ben Buchwalter Benjamin Buchwalter and Jacqueline Gerson discuss "Speech, Safety, and the Law: When Politics Enter the Workplace." Political...
5/20/2025 1:01:54 AM California Employer Tips to Reduce Risk of a Wage & Hour Class Action Suit By Kevin Jones Recent Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) reform reduced some potential penalties for California employers facing wage and hour class...