Smith v. Superior Court, 121 Cal. App. 5th 607 (2026)
Hundreds of current and former employees alleged racial harassment and discrimination at a single factory, including a companywide practice of ignoring complaints and conducting inadequate investigations. After a related class
Saberin v. Alation, Inc., 122 Cal. App. 5th 165 (2026)
Pejman Saberin who lived in Utah and worked remotely for a California-based software company sued the employer under California law after his employment was terminated following his arrest while he
A Connecticut judge has drawn a crisp line for the AI era: using artificial intelligence as an aid in preparing court filings is fine—provided the user checks its work. But hiding instructions designed to manipulate someone else’s AI will not
It’s that time of year again—the temperatures are high, summer vacations are winding down, and Sacramento has taken the minimum wage up another notch.
Beginning January 1, 2027, California’s statewide minimum wage will increase from $16.90 to $17.40 per hour.
When we last checked in on the Hollywood drama playing out in Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC, a federal court had permitted Blake Lively’s California Fair Employment and Housing Act retaliation claim to proceed, and the case was headed
You might think that California employers who seek nothing more than enforcement of a perfectly reasonable arbitration agreement might finally be able to stop looking over their shoulders, but that is simply not going to happen anytime soon. It seems
Ever since the enactment of the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”) in 2022, the plaintiffs’ bar has made it Job One to insert often implausible claims of sexual harassment into all manner of
It’s that time of year again – when California’s cities and counties ratchet up the minimum wage! Effective July 1, 2026, several jurisdictions increased their local minimum wage rates by approximately 1.6% to as much as 3.7%. Each of the
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken a significant step toward dismantling one of the federal government’s longest standing employment reporting requirements.
On July 21, 2026, the EEOC voted 2-1 to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that
We invite you to review our newly-posted, July 2026 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
