Seyfarth Synopsis: College football fans know that sometimes a game is won or lost after a late fourth-quarter replay review. Just when employers thought they knew the rules of California’s new “stay-or-pay” law under AB 692, the Legislature stepped in
In 2025, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 692, which made it unlawful to include in any employment contract or requirement that a worker execute, as a condition of employment, a contract that includes terms that require the worker
In September 2026, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.
COMMUNICATIONS LAW
1. Gardner, James A. and Bartholomew, Christine P, Legal Arguments: The
While businesses often focus their compliance efforts on major legislative reforms, a recent decree issued by Mexico’s Department of Labor and Social Welfare (“STPS”) has introduced significant changes to the day-to-day administrative burden faced by employers. Through this new decree,
Governor Newsom recently signed into law SB 1149, which amends the state’s bereavement leave law to allow for bereavement leave for designated individuals.
Under existing law, California employers with 5 or more employees must provide employees with 5 days
In Ference v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg, (WD PA, Sept. 30, 2026), a Pennsylvania federal district court refused to dismiss a Title VII suit brought by a secular teacher at a Catholic school who was fired from his
That’s the 6th Circuit, in a retaliation case that started with a groping complaint and ended with a pornographic slideshow.
Gertrude Crisp, an EMT at the Scioto
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill (SB) 947, adding new requirements to the California Labor Code for employers that use automated decision systems in the workplace for disciplinary and termination decisions. The law takes effect July 1, 2027.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, barring employers in the state from relying solely on AI to fire or discipline workers. Under the bill, employers that “primarily” rely on AI output in such
