Have you heard the one about the clients who loved their lawyers so much they made a banner? As an oft-maligned profession, attorneys are much more familiar with clients avoiding them than singing their praises, so this was a first for us!

The California Department of Finance published a letter on July 31, 2023, stating that the state minimum wage, which is currently $15.50 per hour, will be increasing to $16.00 per hour effective January 1, 2024, to account for inflation.

On July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc., a case that will affect the landscape of arbitration for years to come.If you missed our webinars on Adolph v. Uber, check out the replay and the slides here, where you’ll learn how to better protect your company from class action and PAGA lawsuits.

On February 15, 2022, a five-year-old kindergarten student diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder was illegally and improperly restrained by an Oakdale Heights Elementary School special education teacher.

For the first time this year, California is requiring employers to report not only their employees’ pay data but also pay data for individuals hired through labor contractors (i.e., staffing agencies). On an annual basis, these reports will be due the second Wednesday in May for the prior year.

On February 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered another chapter in the arbitration agreement saga playing out in California and across the U.S. in a case called Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. v. Bonta.

As you find your footing in the new year, we wanted to send a quick reminder that it’s a great time to circle back to those best practices we mentioned.  Taking care of compliance issues in the first part of the year means you’ll have more time to focus on running your business.

As 2022 comes to a close, there are three things every business—large and small—should consider doing as part of their 2023 New Year’s resolutions.