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New California Employment Laws for 2027: What Employers Need to Know
On September 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a group of measures that change how California employers use artificial intelligence, handle immigration-related issues, structure repayment agreements, enforce arbitration agreements, and report pay data. He also vetoed several closely watched proposals, including a bill that would have added menopause and other similar issues as disabilities to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Most of the new laws take effect January 1, 2027.
New California Employment Laws for 2027: What Employers Need to Know
On September 30, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a group of measures that change how California employers use artificial intelligence, handle immigration-related issues, structure repayment agreements, enforce arbitration agreements, and report pay data. He also vetoed several closely watched proposals, including a bill that would have added menopause and other similar issues as disabilities to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Most of the new laws take effect January 1, 2027.
D.C. Circuit Invalidates NLRB’s “Successor Bar” Doctrine: What Employers Acquiring Unionized Businesses Need to Know
In one of the most significant labor law decisions since the Supreme Court’s landmark Loper Bright decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) exceeded its statutory authority by enforcing the Board’s longstanding “successor bar” doctrine. In Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v.
Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Confront Economic Impacts of AI
On May 21, 2026, Governor Newsom signed a first of its kind Executive Order N-6-26, effective immediately, mandating various California agencies, departments and industry partners to report on artificial intelligence (AI) labor market research statistics, best practices, employment policies/procedures, and recommendations on California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act mass-layoff updates.
Key New 2026 Employment Laws for California Employers | JD Supra
In 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen bills that significantly expand and reform employer obligations in California. These new laws create additional workplace rights notices, broaden leave and rehiring protections, expand personnel file and pay reporting requirements, and alter wage and hour, independent contractor, website, and labor relations rules—most taking effect in 2026, with some provisions extending into 2027 and beyond.
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