The California Legislature recently passed the “Workplace Know Your Rights Act (“Act”).” The Act requires employers to provide an annual workplace rights notice to employees focused on protection against immigration-related practices. While this new notice requirement contained in the Act has been widely publicized, another notice requirement was enacted as part of the Act to […]

A new California law requires employers to provide all California-based employees a new notice notifying employees of their workplace rights, including when interacting with law enforcement and immigration agents in the workplace. The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) published a sample “Workplace Know Your Rights Act” notice pursuant to Senate Bill 294, which is […]

Cook Brown held its annual Employment Law Update on November 19, 2025. As part of this update, Cook Brown attorneys discussed the following statutory changes signed into law this session. Unless otherwise noted, these measures will go into effect January 1, 2026. Pay Practices SB 642 California Equal Pay Act SB 642 California Equal Pay […]

California’s annual expansion of employer obligations can overwhelm even the most seasoned of HR practitioners. New regulations, statutes, and case law combine to tax every HR Department. Keeping up takes time and resources – and both can be falling short as the year ends. For that reason, we have compiled a list of action items […]

Effective January 1, 2025, job postings, applications and other pre-employment materials cannot indicate that an applicant must have a driver’s license unless certain conditions are satisfied. New FEHA Amendment On September 28, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1100, which amends the California Fair Employment and Housing Act to make it an […]