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2025 California Labor & Employment Updates - What You Need to Know Part 1 | JD Supra

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By Kieran D. Hartley, Michael Travis
| JD Supra
New legislation in 2025 focusing on Employee Rights, Public Records Act, Disability Discrimination and Wage and Hour Compliance. Employee Rights SB 1340 SB 1340 provides local governmental agencies with the authority to investigate and resolve workplace discrimination complaints under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Previously, the primary responsibility for investigating and addressing workplace discrimination claims rested with the state’s Civil Rights Department (CRD).
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Ninth Circuit Puts An End to California Interference With Employer - Mandated Arbitration Agreements

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By Jonathan Judge, Ronald Novotny, Kieran D. Hartley
| Lexology Verified
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismantled AB 51, a California law forbidding employer-mandated arbitration agreements, which some regarded as a thinly-veiled attack on the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta (February 15, 2023) --- F.4th -- Case No. 20-15291. At this juncture, most California employers can safely require employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. The ruling is a welcome reprieve for California employers.
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