California employers will soon be required to incorporate anti-hate speech training into their existing mandatory sexual harassment prevention training programs. Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1803, recently signed into law, amends Government Code section 12950.1 to require covered employers to provide employees
On February 9, 2026, the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied the United States’ request for a preliminary injunction preventing California from enforcing Section 10 of the No Vigilantes Act (Senate Bill 805 or “the
Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1627 (“AB 1627”), the Misconduct Ends Law-Enforcement Trust Act of 2026, expanding the circumstances under which prior misconduct by an immigration enforcement officer may disqualify that person from serving as a peace officer in
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) and other emerging technologies are rapidly changing the workplace—and California lawmakers have responded. In 2026, Governor Newsom signed several significant bills regulating AI-assisted employment decisions and workplace surveillance, while vetoing another that would have imposed new AI-related
On September 20, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 1383 (“AB 1383”), which would have made some of the most significant changes to the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (“PEPRA”) since its enactment. Among other changes, AB
An important part of the litigation practice is appellate law. One side can win in the trial court – by a motion to dismiss, on summary judgment, or after a jury trial – only to have the result overturned on
Mental health crises are sensitive, and employees experiencing them should be treated with empathy and care. They also present employers with the challenge of coordinating workplace safety, disability and leave laws, and any related investigation or misconduct.
If there is
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 1024 into law on September 20, 2026. SB 1024 requires specified fire departments to provide up to 26 weeks of paid leave to an eligible active firefighting member who requests leave because they
We are excited to continue our video series – Tips from the Table. In these videos, members of LCW’s Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining practice group will provide various tips that can be implemented at your bargaining tables. We hope
A key witness agrees to talk, then disappears. Emails go unanswered. A promised list of available times never arrives. Meanwhile, the investigation clock keeps running, and the parties wait for an answer.
A nonresponsive witness can complicate an investigation, but
