By: Vida L. Thomas
The 2014/2015 California legislative session may go down as one of the most productive in the state’s history, in terms of legislation passed and signed into law. According to the Associated Press, Governor Brown signed 808 bills, and vetoed 133 others. Lest employers worry that they were left out of the
Sunday, October 11, 2015 was the deadline for the Governor to act on bills that were passed by the legislature.
There were two bills the Governor rejected that are seen as key victories for employers. They are:
AB 465 was vetoed. This bill sought to bar mandatory employment arbitration agreements. This would have caused lawsuits
On June 24, 2015 California’s Senate Bill 406 was passed by the Senate and has been sent to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. If passed this bill would implement changes to the 
California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”). Under the current law, employees may take up to 12 weeks of protected leave during any 12-month period
