New California Employment Laws 2027 and What Employers Should Do Now
The new California employment laws for 2027 mostly take effect on January 1, 2027, though a few start later. The biggest changes raise the minimum wage to $17.40 an hour, limit how employers use AI in discipline and termination decisions, widen bereavement leave, and tighten the rules on stay-or-pay and arbitration agreements. California’s legal definition […]
How to Prevent Retaliation Claims as a California Employer
The most reliable way for an employer to prevent retaliation claims is to separate every complaint from every employment decision, and to prove that separation on paper. In California, that matters more than almost anywhere else, because state law presumes retaliation in some cases when an adverse action follows protected activity within 90 days. Retaliation […]