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Ogletree Deakins Insights
California Amends Cal/WARN Act to Require AI and Automation Disclosures in Layoff Notices
By By: Andrew S. Haring, Omar F. Hassan
Quick Hits Under SB 951, Cal/WARN notices for job losses caused in whole or in substantial part by AI or other automated technology must include four additional items: (1) the…
The Global Privacy Watch
California Just Expanded Regulation of Workplace AI Beyond CCPA ADMT
California has enacted three new laws governing employer use of artificial intelligence and automated tools in layoffs, workplace monitoring, discipline, and termination. These laws are separate from the California Consumer…
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
New Cal-WARN Act Notice Requirements
California recently passed Senate Bill 617 which requires additional information to be provided in Cal-WARN Act notices issued on or after January 1, 2026. As a brief background, there are…
California Employment Law Report
California Employers: What SB 617 Means for Cal-WARN Notices Starting January 1, 2026
Governor Newsom just signed Senate Bill 617 into law on October 1, 2025, expanding California’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (Cal-WARN) Act. As a reminder, the WARN Act requires employers…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
New Cal-WARN Notice Requirements Take Effect January 1, 2026
Quick Hits California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 617 on October 1, 2025, requiring employers to include additional information in their Cal-WARN notices for mass layoffs, terminations, and relocations. Starting…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
California’s Recently Vetoed Employment Law Bills—Cal-WARN Act Extension, Return-to-Work Notices, and FEHA Amendments
By By: Emily K. Harvin, Christopher W. Olmsted, Publisher, Charles L. Thompson IV
Quick Hits Governor Newsom vetoed employment-related bills that would have expanded the application of the Cal-WARN Act and required employers to give thirty days’ notice before returning remote employees to…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
California’s Tech Layoff Boom: What Employers Need to Know About Federal and State WARN Act Triggers
With the recent proliferation of Big Tech layoffs in California, it may be time for employers doing business in California to revisit the requirements surrounding the federal and state layoff…
COVID-19 Response Blog
California Governor Partially Suspends Cal-WARN’s 60-Day Notice Period for COVID-Related Closures
By Ruth Zadikany, Gina L. Del Tatto, Andrew S. Rosenman
On March 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-31-20, conditionally suspending enforcement of certain—but not all—employer obligations under the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (Cal-WARN) Act…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
WARNing Shot: Newsom Semi-suspends Cal-WARN; Critical Obligations Remain
By Holger G. Besch, Jean Wilson, Joshua L. Ditelberg, Kristina M. Launey
Seyfarth Synopsis: California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order suspending some Cal-WARN Act obligations, attempting to ease struggling employers’ obligations in the face of COVID-19; but note that employers…
California Employment Law Update
January 2018 Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted January 2018 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:…