Legal Updates

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue, a case involving religious-accommodation requests related to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement. By denying certiorari, the Court left the lower court’s ruling intact and declined to ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 342, which modifies the state’s contractor licensing laws by creating a limited exception to the longstanding rule that unlicensed contractors cannot recover compensation for work requiring a contractor’s license. The law becomes effective January 1, ... Read More

California has enacted Assembly Bill 2150, requiring certain employees who are required by their employer to maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification to also complete training on the use of naloxone and other opioid overdose reversal medications. The law becomes effective ... Read More

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its decision in Lion Elastomers LLC (“Lion Elastomers III”), restoring the framework established in General Motors LLC for evaluating employee misconduct that occurs during activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act ... Read More

California has enacted Assembly Bill 2563, a broad civil rights measure that clarifies how sex-discrimination protections are to be interpreted throughout California law. Effective January 1, 2027, the legislation establishes a statewide rule that provisions prohibiting discrimination based on sex, ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 1237, amending the state’s pay data reporting law to significantly increase penalties for employers that repeatedly fail to submit required pay data reports to the Civil Rights Department (CRD). The law also requires the CRD ... Read More

California has enacted Assembly Bill 1697, an urgency measure that substantially revises the state’s recently enacted restrictions on so-called “stay-or-pay” provisions in employment agreements. The law immediately took effect as an urgency statute, delays the applicability of the underlying restrictions ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 947, establishing new restrictions on employers’ use of automated decision systems (ADS) in workplace discipline and termination decisions. The law becomes operative on July 1, 2027, and applies broadly to private and public employers, including ... Read More

California has enacted Senate Bill 1149, expanding the state’s bereavement leave law by allowing employees to take protected bereavement leave for the death of a designated person, including certain extended family members and individuals whose relationship is equivalent to a ... Read More

Last week, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14431, “Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program”, directing federal agencies to strengthen oversight of the H-1B program and increase scrutiny of employers ... Read More

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has approved revisions to California’s workplace first aid requirements affecting both general industry and construction employers. The amendments revise General Industry Safety Orders § 3400 and Construction Safety Orders § 1512 and ... Read More

California has enacted Assembly Bill 2227, which substantially increases and revises the surety bond requirements applicable to licensed farm labor contractors. The bill becomes effective on January 1, 2027. The legislation is intended to strengthen financial protections available to agricultural ... Read More