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Key Changes in California Labor Code Enforcement

Key Changes in California Labor Code Enforcement

(Source: Castle Employment Law by Timothy B. Del Castillo – December 19, 2023) Currently, California Labor Law gives the Labor Commissioner sole authority to file lawsuits to enforce most wage-and-hour laws in the state. One of the only exceptions is in private...

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Recent Court Ruling Shifts the Landscape for Harassment Cases

Recent Court Ruling Shifts the Landscape for Harassment Cases

(Source: CDF Labor Law, by Lindsay A. Ayers – December 15, 2023) In 2008, Eunices Argueta was hired by a freight operations company in El Segundo, CA that was eventually acquired by Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. in late 2016. In early 2017, five of her subordinates...

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Modified Privacy Regulations May be on the Horizon

Modified Privacy Regulations May be on the Horizon

(Source: CDF Labor Law, by Dalia Z. Khatib – December 6, 2023) On Friday, December 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency met to discuss important items, including drafting proposed regulations for employers. While the Agency has not yet commenced the...

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Hiring Considerations for California Employers in 2024

Hiring Considerations for California Employers in 2024

(Source: Zaller Law Group, PC, by Anthony Zaller – November 24, 2023) Here are five considerations that should be on the top of every California employer’s mind during the hiring process in 2024: Does the manager posting job ads understand which pay transparency...

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California Employee Retaliation Claims Easier Under New Law

California Employee Retaliation Claims Easier Under New Law

(Source: CDF Labor Law, by Charanjit Singh & Taylor L. Wendland– November 10, 2023)  On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 497, which makes it easier for employees to establish retaliation claims in California. SB...

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Expanded Paid Sick Leave Under Recent Amendment

Expanded Paid Sick Leave Under Recent Amendment

(Source: Littler by Sebastian Chilco, Adam J. Fiss, and Michelle Barrett Falconer – October 5, 2023) On October 4, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 616, which arguably results in the most significant changes to California’s statewide paid sick and safe leave law...

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Minimum Wage Increases to $16 Per Hour

Minimum Wage Increases to $16 Per Hour

(Source: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo by Jennifer S. Grock, Jonathan Judge - September 14, 2023) On July 31, 2023, California’s Director of Finance certified that the state’s minimum wage for all employers will increase to $16 per hour, effective on...

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New Artificial Intelligence Executive Order

New Artificial Intelligence Executive Order

(Source: CDF Labor Law by Dalia Z. Khatib and Dan M. Forman- September 12, 2023) Governor Newsom Signs New Executive Order to Guide California’s Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Earlier this month, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to tackle the new...

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