Employment Law Watch

10/7/2024 5:25:37 PM

California adopts intersectionality into anti-discrimination laws

By Garrett Parks Claudia Ren

On September 27, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1137 into law, clarifying that discrimination can happen...

11/10/2023 5:53:07 PM

By Garrett Parks Brandon Nhan Nhan Paul Pitts

Governor Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 525 into law adding new minimum wage requirements to Sections 1182.14 and 1182.15 of the California...

10/29/2021 4:38:41 PM

By Michele Gehrke Michael Kleinmann Brandon Nhan Nhan

On October 10, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 331 which, effective January 1, 2022, significantly expands...

10/12/2021 7:51:15 PM

By Mark Phillips Brenda Rosales-Carrillo Brandon Nhan Nhan

It’s that time of the year again! The deadline for California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign, approve without signing, or veto bills on...

9/15/2020 8:09:00 PM

By Michele Gehrke Mark Phillips Marianne Rittenburg +1 more...

On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1867 into law, adding section 248.1 to the Labor Code. Under this new...

4/19/2020 9:18:54 PM

By Michele Gehrke Mark Phillips Ronnie Shou

On April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order requiring employers to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19...