Daily Overtime Premium Pay Depends on Workday Definition
Last week, my company (which operates 24 hours a day) had several employees call out sick at the last minute. As a result, we had…
DOJ Issues DEI Compliance Guidance
Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a memorandum to all federal agencies providing guidance for federal-funding recipients on applying federal antidiscrimination laws to…
Ministerial Exception Applied to Religious Employer’s Customer Services Representatives
Recently, the Ninth Circuit took a broad view of the First Amendment’s protection of religious organizations, concluding that a religious employer’s customer service representatives (CSR)…
Report Concludes AB 566 Threatens California’s Economy, Consumers, Small Businesses
A recent report by Capitol Matrix Consulting, commissioned by the California Chamber of Commerce, concludes that Assembly Bill 566 (AB 566) poses a significant threat…
California Court Clarifies Paid Sick Leave Calculation for Outside Sales Employees
A recent California Court of Appeal decision clarifies how employers may calculate paid sick leave for exempt outside salespersons under California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families…
Pending Automated Decision-Making Systems (ADS) Legislation, Regulations
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss recent California regulations…
Conduct Workplace Investigations with Confidence
An employee has made a complaint, alleging that a manager has continually asked her out after work and is now retaliating against her for rebuffing…
2025 VETS-4212 Filing Period Begins
Certain nonexempt federal contractors and subcontractors can now file their Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) report of their affirmative action efforts to employ protected veterans. The…
Keeping Up with Mid-Year Employment Law Updates
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad, CalChamber Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment Matthew Roberts and…
California’s 2026 Minimum Wage Increases to $16.90 Per Hour
On August 1, the California Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw officially certified that beginning January 1, 2026, California’s minimum wage will increase to $16.90 per hour…
