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December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (“EO”), designed to “remove barriers to United States AI leadership” so that “AI companies [are] free to innovate without cumbersome regulation.”  The EO expressly states that it is aimed at preempting “excessive state regulation.”  So what does this EO mean for California employers?Continue Reading Trump’s AI Executive Order: State AI Laws Under Attack

In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi break down SB 513, a new law that clarifies what documents must be included in an employee’s personnel file which came into effect on January 1, 2026.Continue Reading California Employment News: SB 513 and Personnel File Requirements

Pursuant to Senate Bill 294 which went into effect January 1, 2026 and added a new Part 5.6 to the California Labor Code (sections 1550 – 1559), the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR” aka “Labor Commissioner”) has issued the anticipated “California Workplace – Know Your Rights” Notice (“Notice”).Continue Reading The New “Know Your Rights” Notice From the Department of Industrial Relations

In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Jackie Simonovich and Chris Horsley break down California’s expanded recall and reinstatement protections under AB 858, which are now in effect. The law requires hospitality, service, and travel industry employers to offer open positions to qualified laid-off employees and prohibits retaliation.Continue Reading California Employment News: AB 858 Recall Rights and Extended Reinstatement Protections