2026 California Employment Law Update: Amendment to Equal Pay Act
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2026 California Employment Law Update: Preservation of Training Records
Commencing January 1, 2026, California Senate Bill 513 requires that personnel records relating to the employee’s performance include “education and training records” and require employers to ensure those records include: (1) the name of the employee, (2) the name of the training provider, (3) duration and date of training, (4) core competencies of training, and (5) the resulting certification or qualifications. Employers are required to maintain a copy of each employee’s personnel records for at least three years after the termination of their employment.
2026 California Employment Law Update: Designated Person for Paid Family Leave
Passed in late 2025, California Senate Bill 590 will, commencing July 1, 2028, expand eligibility for benefits under the paid family leave program to include individuals who take time off work to care for a seriously ill designated person. The bill defines designated person to mean “any care recipient related by blood or whose association with the individual is the equivalent of a family relationship.”
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2026 California Employment Law Update: Bias Mitigation Training
SB 303, signed into law on October 1, amends the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), adding Cal. Gov. Code 12940.2.
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The Part 2 Rule Compliance Date is Approaching – Be Ready With This Operational Readiness Checklist
Enforcement of the updated 42 CFR Part 2 rule is slated to begin on February 16, 2026. To prepare, covered entities and business associates under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) that create, receive, maintain, or transmit any substance use disorder (SUD) records must familiarize themselves with the requirements of the Part 2 rule and undertake a review of policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
California Expands Enforcement and Penalties for Tip Violations
California continues to strengthen employee wage protections with Senate Bill No. 648 (“SB 648”), a new law that amends Labor Code section 351 aimed at enhancing enforcement against tip theft.