Publications
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Spring Awakening: In Preparation for Upcoming Pay Data Reporting Deadline, Employers Look to New State Guidance to Get Their Ducks in Row.
April 2, 2026
by Wendy E. Lane
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3 Challenges and Opportunities for the Restaurant Industry in 2026
January 28, 2026 – QSR
by Sedina L. Banks, Craig S. Coan, Sherry E. Jackman, Peter K. Jackson, and Wendy E. Lane
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New Year, New “Know Your Rights” Notice
January 5, 2026
by Wendy E. Lane
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Small Employers, Cal-Save Yourselves!
December 31, 2025
by Wendy E. Lane
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Yule Want to Fa-la-la-low Our 2026 California Employment Law Updates
December 15, 2025
by Paulina Chau, Wendy E. Lane, Kelly M. Raney, Karina B. Sterman, Gabriella Stevens, Lisa Von Eschen, and Morgan Yang
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Beyond the Workplace: Employers Must Take Action to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors
October 9, 2025
by Wendy E. Lane
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Businesses Which Employ Domestic Workers Need to Clean Up Their Safety Practices Upon Expansion of Cal/OSHA Requirements
June 30, 2025
by Wendy E. Lane
Article
Layoffs, furloughs and worksharing: What to know about employment law when business slows down
March 28, 2025 – Manufacturing Dive
by Wendy E. Lane
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Three Things Employers Should Know Now
February 10, 2025
by Wendy E. Lane
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Has the New FTC Non-Compete Ban Been Banned? Employers Consider Options After Legal Challenges to FTC Rule
April 25, 2024
by Wendy E. Lane
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New Year, New Form for Non-Exempt Employees
January 9, 2024
by Wendy E. Lane
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California Employers Prohibited from Discriminating Against Applicants and Employees for Off-Duty Cannabis Use
November 1, 2023
by Wendy E. Lane and Paulina Chau
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Protected Paid Sick Leave Increases to Five Days Per Year Under California State Law
November 1, 2023
by Wendy E. Lane and Paulina Chau
Article
What Businesses Need to Plan for in 2024
October 30, 2023 – Los Angeles Business Journal
by Sedina L. Banks, Sherry E. Jackman, Karina B. Sterman, Wendy E. Lane, and Ira M. Steinberg
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Local Minimum Wage Increases Along With Summer Temperatures
June 29, 2023
by Nancy A. Bertrando, Wendy E. Lane, Karina B. Sterman, Lisa Von Eschen, Kelly M. Raney, and CJ Sjulin (Summer Associate)
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The DHS Presses “Pause” on I-9 Remote Controls: How Employers Should Navigate the End of the Road for Remote Verification of Employee Eligibility
May 24, 2023
by Wendy E. Lane
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Changes to COVID Isolation Requirements
March 15, 2023
by Wendy E. Lane and Kelly M. Raney
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One Step Forward For Arbitration Agreements, Two Steps Back For Non-Disparagement Provisions
February 24, 2023
by Wendy E. Lane
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Out With the Old, In With the New: Employment Law Updates in 2023
January 9, 2023
by Wendy E. Lane, Nancy A. Bertrando, Karina B. Sterman, Kelly M. Raney, and Lisa Von Eschen
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Employers Feel the Heat from Summer Legal Updates — Minimum Wage Increases, Arbitration Enforcement, and New COVID Safety Definitions
June 30, 2022
by Nancy A. Bertrando, Wendy E. Lane, Karina B. Sterman, Lisa Von Eschen, and Kelly M. Raney
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DIR Issues FAQ’s to Give Employers the ABC’s Re: the ETS
May 13, 2022
by Wendy E. Lane
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A New Variant of California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law Emerges — What Employers Need to Know
February 11, 2022
by Wendy E. Lane, Nancy A. Bertrando, and Karina B. Sterman
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New COVID Guidelines Unmasked, But Employers Are Still Subject to Cal/OSHA and Local Orders
February 8, 2022
by Wendy E. Lane
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Happy New… COVID-19 Guidance to Employers Regarding Isolation and Quarantine Periods
January 7, 2022
by Wendy E. Lane
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AB 654: Clarification of employers' notification, reporting requirements after COVID-19 exposure in the workplace
January 5, 2022
by Wendy E. Lane
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E.L.F. on a Digital Shelf: Employment Law Facts, A Summary of California’s New 2022 Employment Laws
December 17, 2021
by Wendy E. Lane, Nancy A. Bertrando, Karina B. Sterman, and Kelly M. Raney
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John Hancock, Meet the Digital Age
July 28, 2021
by Nancy A. Bertrando, Wendy E. Lane, and Hannah Waldman (Summer Associate)
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Cal/OSHA Issues Updated Sample COVID-19 Safety Plan to Incorporate its Revised Emergency Temporary Standards
July 1, 2021
by Wendy E. Lane
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Do You Know WHO is Changing Their Mask Guidance?
June 29, 2021
by Wendy E. Lane
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Ready, Set, Re-open!
June 21, 2021
by Wendy E. Lane
