Courtesy of Duggan McHugh Law Corporation In Velarde v. Monroe Operations, LLC (June 2025, No. G063626), a California Court of Appeal invalidated an employer’s arbitration agreement due to procedural unconscionability – meaning it was not struck down for its terms,...
With budget season approaching for most clients, we want to ensure you have the most up-to-date information to plan and prepare for 2026. On August 1, 2025, the California Director of the Office of Finance announced a rate increase to the CA minimum wage. Effective...
By Stacey Sommerhauser, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-SCP Under California’s Labor Code 1030-1033, all employers must reasonably accommodate an employee who needs to express breast milk during their workday for the employee's infant child each time the employee has a need. ...
By Laurie Nooren, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP Even though we are approaching the end of summer, temperatures remain high in sunny California. The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently sent an email reminder about upcoming high CA temperatures: “Heat illness is...
By Susan Breslauer, SPHR, PHRca In 2025, new requirements took effect for California employers to protect employees and their family members who are victims of a crime. We published a detailed bill summary “Victims of Violence” in our 2025 Silvers HR Employment Law...
By Sarah Peterson, SHRM-SCP Despite California employers’ best efforts to provide robust training, create policies and procedures for safe work practices and to foster a culture which promotes safety, accidents and injuries still occur. Injuries can vary from minor,...
By Susan Breslauer, SPHR, PHRca The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued an updated I-9 form, with minor changes, for use with all new hires. The updated Form I-9, with an edition date 1/20/25 and an expiration date 5/31/27, is available for...
By Celesti Ripley, SPHR, PHRca California’s general industry workplace violence prevention rules, under SB 553, took effect last year on July 1, 2024. These rules require most employers to establish a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP), provide...
By Laurie Nooren, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-CP Effective July 1, 2025, the Fair Work Week Ordinance requires retail employers with 300 or more employees worldwide and operating in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County: Provide a written "Good Faith Estimate" of work...
