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Litigation & Arbitration,
Labor/Employment

Oct. 31, 2023

California lawmakers approve new employment and procedural laws for 2024

At the top of employers’ minds are bills that impact the validity of non-compete agreements (reaching beyond state lines), increase paid sick leave allotments and accrual caps, relate to employment restraining orders and workplace violence prevention plans, and raise minimum wages for health care workers, just to name a few.

Kristina M. Launey

Managing Partner, Sacramento, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

400 Capitol Mall #2350
Sacramento , CA 95814

Phone: (916) 448-0159

Email: klauney@seyfarth.com

Kristina is in the firm's Labor and Employment Department.

With the first year of the 2023-24 California legislative session in the rear-view mirror, employers are already looking down the road to the new laws with which they must comply in 2024. Preparations to meet this year's new compliance challenges (except for a few industries) are less onerous than in recent years, but still necessary. At the top of employers' minds are bills that impact the validity of non-compete agreements (reaching beyond state lines), increase pa...

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