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California Employment Law Update
Employer Not Liable For Co-Worker’s Harassing Off-Duty, Off-Premises Conduct But Should Have Better Protected Employee
By Tony Oncidi, Jennifer McDermott
In Kruitbosch v. Bakersfield Recovery Services, Inc., the California Court of Appeal—for the first time—addressed the issue of employer liability for harassment by a non-supervisory co-worker during non-working hours and…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Refused To Return To Work After COVID Was Not Disabled
By Tony Oncidi
Allos v. Poway Unified Sch. Dist., 2025 WL 1864797 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025) Kheloud Allos sued her former employer, the Poway Unified School District, for alleged violations of the FEHA…
California Employment Law Update
Employee’s Indirect Exposure To Harassing Conduct Supported $4 Million Verdict
By Tony Oncidi
Carranza v. City of Los Angeles, 111 Cal. App. 5th 388 (2025) Lilian Carranza, an LAPD captain, learned that a photo of a topless woman who looked like but was…
California Employment Law Report
California’s New Potential AI Employment Regulations: What Employers Need to Know
In a first-of-its-kind move, California has finalized groundbreaking regulations that directly address the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision systems (ADS) in employment. These rules, approved by the…
California Workplace Law Blog
Navigating California’s New Regulations on Automated Decision-Making Tools
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has recently approved regulations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to address discrimination in employment resulting from the use of automated decision-making…
California Employment Law Update
March 2025 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted, March 2025 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:…
California Workplace Law Blog
The Civil Rights Department’s Upcoming Regulation Updates on Automated Decision Making
By Sayaka Karitani, Robert Yang
The California Civil Rights Council has been working on proposed regulation revisions to include automated decision-making in the requirements under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. The Council met on…
Employment Law Lookout
CA Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024
By Kristina M. Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as…
Employment Law Lookout
Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024
By Kristina M. Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
Legislative Update: Bills That Made the Final Cut For 2024
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the Governor’s September 30 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review the employment bills that made the cut to become laws, as well as those that didn’t…