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Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard Approved, Effective Immediately
On July 23, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved California’s Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment regulation — which goes into…
Two 2025 Employment Poster Updates Already
For 2025, employers already have two updated posting requirements, as California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed two bills bringing changes to employers’ workers’ compensation and…
Age-Related Litigation, Challenges in Today’s Workplace
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Employment Law Subject Matter Expert Vanessa Greene discuss age-related litigation and…
Ninth Circuit Preserves FLSA De Minimis Rule
On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revisited a timekeeping case centered around a dispute over whether an employee “booting up”…
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Chevron: What It Means for Employers
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron, USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a case that, for nearly four decades, mandated…
California Governor Signs PAGA Reform Legislation
On July 1, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform measures — Assembly Bill 2288 and Senate Bill 92…
Pride Month: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Every June, Pride Month not only celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning, plus other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) and their contributions…
Quick Overview of Agreement to Reform PAGA
The California Chamber of Commerce has released a new video podcast discussing the recently announced agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). In…
U.S. Supreme Court Reins in NLRB Ability to Obtain Injunctions
In a win for employers, the U.S. Supreme Court recently made it harder for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to obtain injunctive relief against…
California Litigation Trends and How to Safeguard Against Them
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara discuss litigation trends in California…
