Earlier this month, San Francisco's Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee unanimously approved an ordinance that requires certain cannabis business permit applicants to agree to enter into a collective bargaining agreement (a "Labor Peace Agreement") with a "Bona Fide Labor Organization" as a condition of receiving a cannabis business permit.

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Tony Oncidi and senior counsel Harris Mufson discuss key developments in California employment law ...

California Assembly Member Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) has introduced legislation (Assembly Bill 3042) that would recognize "International Workers' Day" as a public holiday ...

The California Office of Administrative Law recently approved new amendments to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA"), strengthening the protections afforded to applicants and employees, including individuals who are undocumented, on the basis of their national origin.

Two recent verdicts from California Superior Court juries have awarded former employees $6 million and $7.9 million, respectively, in compensatory damages after a finding of wrongful termination.

We invite you to review our newly-posted May 2018 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law.

On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its unanimous ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, making it even harder for companies to classify workers as independent ...

The California Chamber of Commerce has just identified a new raft of recently introduced "job killer" bills that have been proposed in the California Legislature.

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit issued a significant opinion, Rizo v. Yovino, 2018 WL 1702982 (9th Cir. April 9, 2018), authored by the late "liberal lion" Judge Stephen Reinhardt ...

We invite you to review our newly-posted March 2018 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law.

T.J. Simers, a well-known sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times, alleged disability and age discrimination and constructive discharge

On Tuesday, the United States of America filed a lawsuit in federal court in Sacramento, naming California Governor Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra as defendants...

Last night, Oscar-winner Frances McDormand ended her acceptance speech with a reference to two words – "Inclusion Rider" – that sent many Oscar viewers scrambling to Google her cryptic message.

The California Labor Commissioner issued a press release this week announcing a $500,000 citation against Los Angeles restaurant Shrimp Lovers, arising from wage theft allegations made...

A federal court has struck down as unconstitutional a California law (AB 1687) that prohibits commercial online services from publishing actors' ages without their consent.