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California Employment Law Report
Five Ways to Use Your Time Records as a Proactive Tool — Not Just Evidence Against You
Most California employers think about their time and attendance records in only one context: the day a plaintiff's lawyer subpoenas them. By then, the records are working against you —…
California Employment Law Update
Arbitration Agreement Was Not Substantively Unconscionable
By Tony Oncidi
Santana v. Studebaker Health Care Ctr., LLC, 120 Cal. App. 5th 1 (2026) When J. Ascencion Santana was hired by Studebaker Health Care Center, he signed a series of documents, including…
California Employment Law Report
Scheduling Smarter — Five California Wage and Hour Pitfalls Employers Should Address in 2026
California employers face one of the most complex and actively enforced wage-and-hour landscapes in the country, and most of that complexity gets triggered the moment a schedule is built. Daily…
California Employment Law Report
Five Things California Employers Should Know About How AI Is Changing the Legal Industry — And What It Means for Your Defense
For decades, the law firm business model operated on a familiar premise: a broad base of junior lawyers, a small group of partners at the top, and clients footing the…
California Employment Law Update
PAGA 3.0 – What You Need to Know About California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency’s Proposed Regulations
By Gregory Knopp, Michelle Lappen
For the first time, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (“LWDA”) has proposed regulations concerning the administrative processes and review requirements of Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of…
California Employment Law Report
Five Things Every Employer Needs to Know About the LWDA’s Proposed PAGA Regulations
On February 6, 2026, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to adopt the first-ever set of formal regulations governing PAGA’s administrative procedures.…
California Employment Law Report
2026 Employment Practices Audit
As California employers enter 2026, employment law compliance is no longer just about having policies in place—it is about being able to prove that the company took documented, reasonable steps…
California Employment Law Report
What “Reasonable Steps” Really Mean in 2026: How California Employers Reduce PAGA and Employment Litigation Exposure
What “Reasonable Steps” Really Mean in 2026: How California Employers Reduce PAGA and Employment Litigation Exposure As California employers move through 2026, one thing is clear: employment litigation—and PAGA litigation…
California Employment Law Update
January California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted, January 2026 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:…
California Employment Law Update
Miscellaneous PAGA Developments
By Tony Oncidi
LaCour v. Marshalls of CA, LLC, 2025 WL 3731034 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025) (Arbitration agreement that existed before Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 596 U.S. 639 (2022) could not result…