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Employers Are Not Mind Readers: California Court Clarifies When Employers Are Deemed To “Know” About A Disability
Observing troubling behavior does not automatically mean an employer is legally deemed to know an employee has a protected disability.
PAGA’s Next Wave: New Rules Target Filing Abuses
Labor and Workforce Development Agency proposes new PAGA regulations implementing 2024 reforms, adding filing, cure, and settlement rules that may increase structure—but not reduce risk.
New Year, New Laws: 2026 California Employer Resolutions
California employers: Start 2026 compliant. Learn key new employment and business laws taking effect this year, plus practical steps to stay ahead.
Minimum Wage, Maximum Risk: California’s 2026 Wage Patchwork (
California’s 2026 minimum wage laws create complex compliance risks as local and industry rules exceed the state rate. Learn how employers can avoid liability.
Bradley + Wellerstein LLP Announces Firm Reorganization
Bradley + Wellerstein announced today that the firm has undergone a reorganization and launched its new brand. The firm has a brand-new look and refreshed identity as B+W, with the same trusted team our clients have relied on for years. For...
Los Angeles Employers Should Prepare for Olympic Wage Ordinance
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. and Michael J. Bruskin, Esq. On May 27, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed a set of amendments to local wage and employment ordinances impacting Hotel Workers in preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games being hosted in Los Angeles....
California Employers Get a “Break”: Court of Appeal Approves Prospective Meal Break Waivers
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. On April 21, 2025, in La Kimba Bradsbery et al. v. Vicar Operating, Inc., the California Court of Appeal held that prospective, written meal period waivers are valid, as long as they are revocable and not coerced. In the underlying...
California Employers Must Provide Employees with Time Off to Vote and Post Notice
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. and Michael J. Bruskin, Esq. Election Day is coming up! California Employers must post a notice informing employees of their paid-time-off-to-vote rights no later than October 26. Below is all the information you’ll need to stay...
PAGA Reform Is Here: Good News for California Employers
Good News for California Employers! California Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2288 and Senate Bill (SB) 92, significantly reforming the 20-year-old Private Attorneys General Act of 2004
Are California Employers Prepared to Implement Workplace Violence Prevention Plans?
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. and Michael J. Bruskin, Esq. In 2023, Governor Newsom signed SB553, codified as California Labor Code §6401.9, a first-of-its-kind general workplace violence prevention law that applies across all industries and to nearly all employers...
California Pay Data Reporting Compliance
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. and Michael J. Bruskin, Esq. California Employers with 100 or more employees must report their 2023 employee pay data to the state no later than May 8, 2024. Updates published this year include new required data fields. Fortunately,...
California Expands Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. and Michael J. Bruskin, Esq. On October 4, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 616 authorizing the expansion of California’s Paid Sick Leave law, the Healthy Workers Healthy Families Act of 2014. The new bill includes notable...