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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed many bills passed in the 2025 legislative session into law that affect employers’ compliance obligations regarding pay transparency, workplace notices, pay data reporting, paid family leave, tip theft, and more. At the same time, the governor vetoed some notable bills. These articles list key labor and employment bills either signed into law […]
Starting January 1, 2026, California’s minimum wage rate will rise from $16.50 to $16.90 per hour, reflecting a 2.49 percent adjustment based on federal inflation data as required by the state’s annual inflation-based adjustment process. The new state minimum wage will apply to all private employers statewide, without exception for business size. The increase in […]
California employees who are victims of qualifying acts of violence or whose family members are victims of qualifying acts of violence may take unpaid time off for related reasons. On July 1, 2025, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) published a “Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Right to Leave and Accommodations” notice. […]
California and federal laws require lactation accommodations for breastfeeding employees, but California’s lactation accommodation laws are among the most comprehensive in the US. Under California Labor Code Sections 1030-1034, employers are required to provide, among other things, reasonable break time, private space, access to electricity, and refrigerator. Jackson Lewis:Basics of Lactation Accommodation in the Golden […]
Current and former employees have the right to inspect their personnel files, and employers must provide a copy of the personnel records upon written request within 30 calendar days from the date the employer received the request. Also, employers must retain former employees’ personnel files for a minimum of three years following the individual’s separation from the […]
Nearly all of the substantive provisions of Cal/OSHA’s non-emergency COVID-19 regulation expired on Monday, February 3, 2025. The event marked a significant end point to the regulatory journey that began on November 19, 2020, when California became the first jurisdiction to enact general workplace regulations specifically addressing COVID-19. Employers should continued to remain attentive […]
California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees to annually report pay, demographic, and other workforce data to the Civil Rights Department (CRD). The 2024 filing platform will open on February 3, 2025, and all filings are due by May 14, 2025. State of California Civil Rights Department:California Pay Data Reporting Ogletree […]
Several new laws have been signed in California, which will take effect on January 1, 2025. Among many things, these laws include expanded employee protections, changes to leave policies, and freelancer contracts. The article below provides a summary of new laws for the new year. DLA Piper:Get Ready for 2025: New Laws for California Employers […]
On January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in California will increase from $16.00 per hour to $16.50 per hour. This increase applies to all employers, regardless of size. The adjustment is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which saw a 3.18% increase over the past year. Additionally, the minimum salary for full-time exempt employees […]