New Legal Developments for California Employers

This posting provides a legal update summarizing many new legal developments in employment law for 2009. The update includes summaries of new statutes, case law, and regulations that will impact California (as well as non-California) employers.

Additionally linked is an update regarding the new FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor that went into effect on January 16th. This update summarizes the significant changes in the new FMLA regulations, and also contains a chart at the end of the summary, explaining the differences between the FMLA and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA).

If you have any questions about the application of any of these laws to any particular situation effecting your company, please contact one of us in the Labor and Employment Practice Group.