Most San Francisco employers think their hiring process is fine because they already follow California’s statewide ban-the-box rule. That assumption is about to get expensive. Effective August 10, 2026, San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance adds categories of criminal history that…
You were laid off. Meta called it a reduction in force, about 8,000 jobs, roughly 10% of the company, as part of a push to become an “AI-first” company. Twenty-six of those employees didn’t accept the official explanation. They filed…
A maintenance supervisor for an airline asked her whether she liked being restrained in the bedroom. She reported it. The company’s own investigation didn’t fix it. A jury believed her anyway. Two million dollars in punitive damages. Emotional distress damages…
Your ability to work legally in the United States has been tied to Temporary Protected Status. Then came word that certain TPS-linked work-authorization extensions were set to end July 22, 2026, and you didn’t know whether you could still show…
“We updated the handbook a couple of years ago, so we’re covered.” It’s a reasonable-sounding belief, and in most states, it might even hold up for a while. Not in California. California employment law turns over on a predictable, twice-yearly…
Many employers treat a workplace investigation as a means to an end. Gather the facts, reach a conclusion, move on. As long as the conclusion is right, the thinking goes, the process doesn’t much matter. Recent litigation says otherwise. Employees…
Plenty of small California employers assume the California Consumer Privacy Act is a tech-company problem, something for social platforms and ad networks, not a staffing agency, a restaurant group, or a delivery service. That assumption just got expensive. On June…
“I signed an arbitration agreement my first week. I didn’t think it mattered once he started harassing me.” It doesn’t have to. Here’s what a lot of employees don’t know: an arbitration agreement does not automatically force a sexual harassment…
Some California employers assume pay data reporting is a large-company problem, something that only applies once headcount is well into the hundreds. The threshold catches more mid-size employers than most owners expect, and once a business is covered, it has…
Some California business owners assume mandated-reporter obligations belong to schools, daycares, and youth sports leagues, not to a talent agency, management company, or coaching business. California recently expanded mandated-reporter coverage to include certain entertainment-industry roles that work directly with minors,…
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