SB 1162: Increased Pay Data Transparency Means More Hoops for California Employers to Jump Through
On Tuesday September 27, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1162 (“SB 1162”) which goes into effect January 1, 2023. SB 1162 was marketed…
FAA Preempts California Prohibition on PAGA Arbitration Waiver
Employers finally get some relief from the PAGA claims ravaging California agriculture by way of a pivotal long-awaited opinion by the United States Supreme…
Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act
President Biden has signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 which included two acts providing federal employment protections to mothers. The…
Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing Announced Stepped-up FCA Enforcement
In October 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) announced stepped up efforts to enforce the Fair Chance Act (FCA),…
DFEH/EEOC Compliance News & Resources
April 9, 2021: On March 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that qualifying employers (see qualification criteria below)…
Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) Furnishes Guidance on SB 973 Compliance
The California Legislature passed SB 973 (Jackson) in 2020, becoming effective on January 1, 2021. The bill imposed new pay reporting on some larger…
Bostock Decision Prohibits Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court in its recent decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia found that Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964…
