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Current Page: Home About Contact Subscribe Search Close Enter Search Terms Search California Employment Law Commentary on Issues Facing California Employers Advice & Counseling The Death of the Restaurant Surcharge By Sahara Pynes on May 7, 2024 In March, Nancy Yaffe gave us an overview of SB 487 , the new junk fee” ban becoming effective on July 1st. As a refresher, legal requirements in California and across the country will soon change the way businesses must operate as the government seeks to eliminate the practice of… Continue Reading The Death of the Restaurant Surcharge ADA Final Rule Introduces Technical Standards for Compliant Website and App Design By Carly Klein on April 30, 2024 Website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act… Continue Reading ADA Final Rule Introduces Technical Standards for Compliant Website and App Design Stock Options are Not Wages Under the California Labor Code By Steven Gallagher on April 26, 2024 In a win for California employers, the California Court of Appeal held that stock options … Continue Reading Stock Options are Not Wages Under the California Labor Code California’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Endorsed by FTC — Learn All About it at Our Fox Webinar on May 2nd By Nancy Yaffe on April 26, 2024 Has the rest of the country finally caught up to California in its antipathy for… Continue Reading California’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Endorsed by FTC — Learn All About it at Our Fox Webinar on May 2nd Subscribe to California Employment Law Subscribe by Email The Latest No April Fools Here — The Fast Food Minimum Wage in California is $20 as of April 1st By Nancy Yaffe on March 27, 2024 A quick reminder for national Fast Food restaurants, the California minimum wage is going up to $20 per hour as of April 1, 2024. As we wrote in our Alert … Continue Reading No April Fools Here — The Fast Food Minimum Wage in California is $20 as of April 1st Hospitality Industry Impact of the Upcoming Junk Fee Ban By Nancy Yaffe on March 18, 2024 Hospitality employers in California beware. Effective July 1, 2024, California’s Junk Fee Ban ( SB 478 ) will go into effect, making it unlawful to advertise, display or offer a… Continue Reading Hospitality Industry Impact of the Upcoming Junk Fee Ban New Guidelines Released on Workplace Violence Prevention By Sahara Pynes & Cheryl Spound on March 11, 2024 Nearly all employers in the state of California must prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP” or Plan”) by July 1, 2024 and Cal/OSHA just published the highly anticipated model … Continue Reading New Guidelines Released on Workplace Violence Prevention A Chart of All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave Laws By Sahara Pynes on February 12, 2024 Oops we did it again…For your reading pleasure, we have compiled a monster chart of California’s state and local paid sick leave laws and their various nuances. With the new… Continue Reading A Chart of All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave Laws Doing Business in California Guide (updated for 2024) By Nancy Yaffe on February 9, 2024 The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth largest economy (moving toward fourth) and a market of more than 39 million people. For employers… Continue Reading Doing Business in California Guide (updated for 2024) Employers Must Adapt to New Demands for Disclosure in California Employment Lawsuits By Jeffrey S. Horton Thomas on February 5, 2024 An important new discovery tool – demands for disclosure — are available for use in California state court employment lawsuits filed from January 1, 2024, and later. The demands significantly… Continue Reading Employers Must Adapt to New Demands for Disclosure in California Employment Lawsuits Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Are Ok By Steven Gallagher on January 31, 2024 After four long years of litigation, AB 51, intended to prohibit mandatory arbitration agreements, has been permanently enjoined. California companies may rejoice in a rare win allowing enforceable arbitration agreements… Continue Reading Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Are Ok Conducting a Respectful RIF By Sahara Pynes on January 26, 2024 With 38% of companies expecting to layoff employees in 2024, the start of the new year has already seen the announcements of thousands of employee layoffs across all sectors. What’s… Continue Reading Conducting a Respectful RIF California Supreme Court Holds That Trial Courts May Not Strike PAGA Claims on Manageability Grounds By Steven Gallagher on January 18, 2024 In a blow for employers, the California Supreme Court held that trial courts may not strike PAGA claims on manageability grounds. The Backdrop on PAGA Manageability PAGA trials are a… Continue Reading California Supreme Court Holds That Trial Courts May Not Strike PAGA Claims on Manageability Grounds View All Topics View All Posts About this Blog Fox Rothschild LLP is a national law firm of 1000 attorneys in offices throughout the United States. We’ve been serving clients for more than a century, and we’ve been climbing the ranks of the nation’s largest firms for many years, according to both The Am Law 100 and The National Law Journal. 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