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HR has become something of a punching bag lately.  Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow made headlines last month when he told a workforce conference that his HR team was “creating problems that didn’t exist” and that those problems disappeared once he let them go.  The comment went

Here in the Bay Area, with Big Tech aggressively competing for the world’s best and brightest, employees have for years enjoyed extraordinary benefits – free chef-made meals in the company cafeteria, on-tap beer and prosecco, commut...

The recent hantavirus outbreak linked to an international cruise ship has once again put infectious disease risk, and mandates aimed at mitigating that risk, in the public spotlight. While health officials emphasize that the risk to the general public remains extremely low, the outbreak has triggered a familiar legal question:  how far must a...

As the holidays approach, California employers should start preparing for a slew of new employment laws that become effective on January 1, 2026 or shortly thereafter. These include:

AB 692 – Most Stay-or-Pay Agreements Are Now Illegal

As we blogged about here, after January 1, 2026, most stay-or-pay agreements signed will be illegal in Ca...