California Employers: Ninth Circuit Clarifies Religious Accommodation Notice Requirements
A recent Ninth Circuit decision serves as an important reminder for California employers: an employee may not need to provide extensive detail before triggering an employer’s obligation to address a religious accommodation request. In Weiss v. The Permanente Medical...
Can California Employers Deduct From an Exempt Employee’s Salary?
Many California employers mistakenly assume they can reduce an exempt employee’s pay whenever the employee misses work. In reality, the rules are much more restrictive, and improper deductions can lead to costly wage and hour claims. The general rule is simple:...
July 1 Wage Increases Are Coming: Is Your Business Ready?
California employers should prepare now for a wave of minimum wage increases taking effect on July 1, 2026. Several Southern California cities are raising their local minimum wages above the state’s $16.90 hourly rate, including Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa...
Retaliation is the New Discrimination: Recent $52 Million Verdict Demonstrates Why Retaliation May be the Most Dangerous Claim in California
California juries are wasting no time in 2026. A Los Angeles jury recently awarded $52 million to five former employees in a whistleblower retaliation case against a global foodservice distributor. In Williams v. Sysco Riverside, Inc., drivers and yard personnel...