2024 Legal Updates: Changes to California Employment Law Impacting Your Business and Employee Handbook

Written By Medina McKelvey

Another year; another legislative update.  The Governor has signed several bills impacting employers that go into effect in 2024, including:   

  • Changes to California Paid Sick Leave 

  • New leave for reproductive loss 

  • Updated employer obligations related to cannabis use and testing 

  • Further narrowed enforceability of non-compete agreements  

  • Creation of a rebuttable presumption of retaliation following specific employee conduct 

  • Standards for a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan for nearly all employers 

  • State and industry-specific minimum wage increases 

To learn more about 2024 legal updates and how they impact your existing policies and handbooks, please join us for an informational webinar, including a Q&A session, on Thursday, November 30 at 11:00 a.m. PST.

Click here to register.  We hope to see you there!

Medina McKelvey

Medina McKelvey’s mission is to make California businesses stronger. We want employers to walk away from any lawsuit, legal challenge, or compliance issue stronger, wiser, and better protected. We want to see your business thrive before, during, and after any legal matter. We are a full-service employment law firm that equips and empowers California businesses with high-impact legal solutions. We are known for being one of the most strategic law firms in California, as well as for our groundbreaking work defending and protecting businesses from wage and hour class and PAGA action lawsuits—the biggest legal risk currently facing California employers.

https://www.medinamckelvey.com
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