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California’s AB 288 creates a major potential shift in labor-relations enforcement. For the first time, the state’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), traditionally limited to public-sector labor disputes, would be able to hear certain private-sector representation petitions and unfair labor practice (ULP) charges when the federal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is delayed or unable […]
Effective October 1, 2025, new California regulations make explicit what was already implicit: the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)’s anti-discrimination rules fully apply to “automated-decision systems” (ADS) used in employment. That includes not only sophisticated artificial intelligence tools, but any computational process that helps decide who gets hired, promoted, disciplined, or otherwise receives an […]
Beginning January 1, 2026, California employers will enter a new legal landscape when it comes to training-repayment agreements, onboarding costs, and other contract terms that impose financial penalties when an employee leaves. Assembly Bill 692, now signed into law, effectively prohibits “quit fees” and most forms of repayment provisions tied to continued employment, declaring them […]
UPDATE: On December 18, 2025, the Senate confirmed James Murphy and Scott Mayer to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Crystal Carey as the NLRB’s General Counsel. Murphy’s and Mayer’s confirmations will restore the NLRB’s quorum and give the Board a Republican majority that is likely to create employer-friendly precedent as they address the […]
California Labor Code section 1198.5 currently requires employers to maintain and make available to current and former employees personnel records “relating to the employee’s performance or to any grievance concerning the employee.” Effective January 1, 2026 the scope of employer obligations under section 1198.5 will expand. Specifically, pursuant to SB 513, employers must maintain education […]
Effective January 1, 2026, SB 303 will add a section to the Government Code to address disclosures made during employer-sponsored “bias mitigation or bias elimination training, education, and activities” provided “for the purpose of educating employees on understanding, recognizing, or acknowledging the influence of conscious and unconscious thought processes and their associated impacts.” Specifically, the […]
Partnerships are a popular business structure due to their flexibility and shared decision-making. However, they also come with inherent risks. Disputes among partners can arise over financial matters, management decisions, or breaches of fiduciary duty. When conflicts escalate, partnership litigation may become necessary to resolve the issues and protect the business or the rights of […]
Disputes are an inevitable part of business, but how they’re resolved can make all the difference. Arbitration is an increasingly common way to settle disagreements without going to court. Often included as a clause in contracts, arbitration offers a streamlined and private alternative to litigation—but it’s not without its drawbacks. This article explains what arbitration […]
Contracts are the backbone of business, setting expectations and obligations for the parties involved. But when one party fails to meet their contractual obligations, it can lead to significant disputes and financial consequences. These disputes, known as breach of contract claims, are among the most common legal issues businesses and individuals face. This article explores […]
For 2025, each individual can give $19,000 per year to each person, without adverse estate or gift tax consequences and without reducing your unified gift tax credit (the $13,990,000 lifetime exemption from gift taxes). Therefore, a married couple may transfer up to $38,000 in the aggregate to each beneficiary per year. Obviously, these gifts would […]
