As we move into 2026, California continues its trend of enacting expansive and complex new employment laws. The legislative updates for 2026 span a wide range of critical workplace issues, including ...

California lawmakers, by and large, are a labor-friendly bunch and, as in past years, they passed a host of new workplace protections that took effect when the new year struck. Instead of breaking new ...

In light of recent immigration enforcement efforts at the federal level, the California Labor Commissioner issued a news release on Monday, June 9, 2025, pointedly reminding employers that the state's ...

This column was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Legislature has a bad habit of writing new law in the moment and paying little or no attention to its ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law in 2025, with many of them addressing issues that continue to impact Californians such as consumer protections, labor and workplace ...

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“Many inquiries involve situations where employees are technically given a break but remain under some level of employer ...

The California Legislature has a bad habit of writing new law in the moment and paying little or no attention to its potential consequences. While legislative history contains many examples, the most ...