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By March 30, 2026, all California employers are required to provide each employee with an opportunity to designate an emergency contact and to offer each employee the option to indicate whether that emergency contact should be notified by the employer in the event the…

On October 15, 2025, the California legislature passed the “Workplace Know Your Rights Act,” California Senate Bill (SB) 294. SB 294 requires employers to provide each of their California employees with a written notice detailing their workers’ rights. The notice must…

Press Release – Lake v. Kozen (final)

Beginning on January 1, 2025, “qualifying commercial tenants” will get the benefit of statutory protections with respect to their commercial leases.  While the newly-enacted provisions do not apply to all commercial leases in the State of California, they…

From January 1, 2025 forward, California businesses and others who hire freelance workers to perform various “professional services” (as defined by Labor Code §2778(b)(2)) as independent contractors will be required to have written contracts in place.  If…

On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court – Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its Implementing Regulations.  Unlike prior…

Until recently, NavBat has operated out of two locations, one in downtown San Diego and the other in Carlsbad.  At the end of last month, NavBat sold its downtown office and has consolidated operations in its Carlsbad office.  Since the pandemic, in-office…

Background and Purpose In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act on a bipartisan basis. This law creates a new beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement as part of the U.S. government’s efforts to make it harder for bad actors to hide…

Effective as of July 1, 2024, California has finally adopted a substantial overhaul of the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”).  PAGA has long been a major thorn in the side of employers, with the threat of large-scale PAGA claims raised by employees…

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