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2026 Legislative Update (Part Four): Public Sector Employment Rights
March 25, 2026 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Notice of Contracting Out of Bargaining Unit Work for Public Sector Workers By: Daniel M. Perle This bill, effective January 1, 2026, establishes new notice requirements for local public agencies when they choose to… Read More
2026 Legislative Update (Part Three): Employment Rights
March 23, 2026 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Paid Family Leave to Care for Any Designated Person Starting in 2028 (SB 592) By: Grant Reed-Hoos SB 590, effective January 1, 2028, adds a new protected use of California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL)… Read More
2026 Legislative Update (Part Two): Wage and Hour Updates
March 18, 2026 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Penalties For Non-Compliance with Awards for Unpaid Wages (SB 261) By: Grant Reed-Hoos Starting January 1, 2026, employers who fail to comply with an order or judgment arising from the non-payment of wages from… Read More
2026 Legislative Update (Part One): Unionizing and PERB Jurisdiction
March 16, 2026 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Unionization Rights for Rideshare Drivers (AB 1340) By: Daniel M. Perle This bill, effective January 1, 2026, provides rideshare drivers the right to join an established labor union for the purpose of coming to… Read More
Legislative Update 2025 (Part Four): California Minimum Wage Developments
January 24, 2025 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
California Minimum Wage Developments By: Leo Melton New California Minimum Wage – California voters this past November rejected Proposition 32, which would have raised the California minimum wage to $18 per hour, but the… Read More
Legislative Update 2025 (Part Three): Expanded Rights for Crime Victims
January 23, 2025 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Expanded Rights for Crime Victims (AB 2499) By: Daniel M. Perle & Alex Leichenger AB 2499 makes a number of changes in the law providing benefits to crime victims. The bill expands the right… Read More
Legislative Update 2025 (Part Two): New Job Posting & Employment Discrimination Protections
January 22, 2025 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Driver’s License Discrimination Ban (SB 1100) By: Grant Reed-Hoos This bill, effective January 1, 2025, prohibits employers from advertising that a position requires a driver’s license unless the employer reasonably believes both that the… Read More
2025 Legislative Update (Part One): New Employee Protections, Leave Laws, and Union Representation
January 21, 2025 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Captive Audience Meeting Ban (SB 399) By: Grant Reed-Hoos This bill, effective January 1, 2025, prohibits employers from disciplining or withholding pay from employees who decline to attend an employer-sponsored meeting regarding the employer’s… Read More
NLRB Bans Employer Captive Audience Meetings Bolstering the Standing of State Bans
December 19, 2024 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
By Grant Reed-Hoos The Biden Board has issued a decision prohibiting employers from forcing employees under penalty of discipline to attend anti-union presentations prior to union elections. The decision in Amazon.com Services (November 13, 2024)… Read More
2024 Legislative Update, Part Four: Public Sector Developments
February 7, 2024 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Public Sector Temporary Employees Added to Regular Employee Bargaining Units (AB 1484) By: Andrew Baker This bill, for all Meyers-Milias-Brown Act employers, automatically folds into any existing bargaining unit all temporary employees who perform… Read More
