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In a favorable ruling for employers defending against wage statement compliance claims, the California Supreme Court in Naranjo v. Spectrum Services Inc. ( Naranjo ) settled an age-old dispute by determining that an employer that reasonably and in good faith believed it was providing a complete and

California’s Department of Justice recently confirmed that California’s new law requiring businesses to disclose “junk fees” as part of the advertised price extends to California restaurants, delivering another challenge to a hospitality industry already struggling to support higher wages and inflat

There’s never a dull moment in California employment law. Beginning July 1, 2024, California employers must establish, implement, and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention plan.

On May 6, 2024, the Supreme Court of California held that when an employer “reasonably and in good faith” believes it complied with California’s legal requirement to provide accurate wage statements and it does not, the employer does not do so “knowingly and intentionally,” and therefore employees c

By: California Supreme Court Provides Relief and Hope for Good Faith Employers This week, the California Supreme Court filed a decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. , S279397, holding that “an employer’s objectively reasonable, good faith belief that it has provided employees with

On April 23, 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to implement a fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance, which will go into effect on July 1, 2025. The ordinance, which is similar to an ordinance issued by the City of Los Angeles, applies to retail employers with at

By: California Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Compliance: July 1, 2024 Deadline – Are You Ready? By: California Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Compliance: July 1, 2024 Deadline – Are You Ready? Effective July 1, 2024, all California employers (with a few exceptions) – regardless of industry

As most California employers are aware, a new workplace violence law (SB 553) requires California employers to develop and implement a written, Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and conduct training by July 1, 2024. The new requirements will be enforced by Cal/OSHA. Join CDF Partners Todd Wulffson

By: California Contemplates Right to Disconnect Law California Assembly member Matt Haney has introduced the first “right to disconnect” law in the United States, Assembly Bill 2751 (A.B. 2751). Under the proposed legislation, employers would be required to define employees' nonworking hours in writ

By: Tsunami of CIPA Class Actions Storming California Businesses By: Tsunami of CIPA Class Actions Storming California Businesses California businesses are experiencing a tsunami of demands and complaints alleging class action status that applies the well-established 1960’s California Invasion of Pr

By: LA County Expands California’s “Ban the Box” Effective March 28, 2024 Since California’s enactment of the Fair Chance Act (“Act”) over six years ago, California’s private and county employers with five or more employees have become well-acquainted with the Act’s general prohibition of employers

One of the most common questions employers ask us about California’s paid sick leave law is how it applies to part-time employees. Below we identify the three most common methods of calculating paid sick leave and address how they apply to part-time employees.

By: Updates to Notices and Pamphlets California Employers Must Provide to New Hires Employers should be aware of three recent updates to certain notices and pamphlets that California employers must provide new hires. Labor Code 2810.5 Notice California Labor Code section 2810.5 requires that employe

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been actively enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) since July 2023, when he announced an “investigative sweep” through inquiry letters sent to large California employers only about six months after the amended law took effect and became appli

On February 26, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Tricoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra , No. S273368 (Cal. Feb. 26, 2024). For employers, the most important takeaway from this case is that the court held a litigant’s waiver of the right to a jury trial can be conclusive

California has a long history of protecting privacy rights. Article I, Section 1, of the California Constitution expressly provides a right of privacy. Recently, the focus has been on compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which provides a complex set of compliance issues, parti

Companies that hire employees and engage independent contractors in California should brace themselves for an even greater slowdown in background checks that include criminal record searches in Los Angeles County.1 This will result from the drastic impact of the court of appeal’s 2021 opinion in All

It’s almost spring, and you know what that means! It’s almost time to file the California pay data reports. Last year was the first year for filing expanded pay data reports under SB1162 , which requires private employers with 100 or more employees to file a report with the Civil Rights

The California Court of Appeal’s decision on February 9, 2024 immediately restores the California Privacy Protection Agency’s enforcement power. The decision impacts finalized regulations – which are no longer subject to enforcement delay. Upcoming and pending regulations are unlikely to face enforc

By: Ninth Circuit Requires Federal Courts in California to Follow Adolph v. Uber By: Ninth Circuit Requires Federal Courts in California to Follow Adolph v. Uber On February 12, 2024, in Johnson v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employee’s non-arbitrable,