Category: Workplace Policies
Employee Handbook: New Year Good Time to Audit/Update Policies
As California employers settle into 2026, it’s a good time to shift focus from learning new laws to putting them into practice. A tool that…
PAGA Reforms Already Delivering Positive Results
California’s landmark 2024 reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) are already showing positive results for employers and employees, according to a new report…
Practical Tips for New HR Professionals
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, CalChamber Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and CalChamber Employment Law Subject…
Avoid Holiday Party Headaches
The holiday season is here — including Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, Christmas and more. It’s when employers and their employees often let loose…
‘Furry’ Query Shows Advisability of Formalized Dress Code Definitions
One of our employees is a “furry” and has asked to come into the office dressed as a furry. Do we have to accommodate this…
District Court Enjoins SB 399 Enforcement Limiting Employer Speech
On September 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of SB 399, which prohibited employers from taking — or threatening to take — adverse…
State High Court Rules on Arbitration Fee Payments
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court decided a case that determines whether federal law preempts a California law enacted in 2019 that regulates when…
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…
How to Prepare Your Workplace, Employees for Workplace Immigration Enforcement
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Sheppard Mullins Partner Greg Berk and Sheppard Mullins Special Counsel Andrew Desposito…
Train Your Supervisors on California’s Complex Workplace Laws
Supervisors and managers have a huge effect on your workplace — potentially making key personnel decisions like hiring, transferring, suspending, laying off, promoting, firing and…
