Employment Attorneys Brace for Major California Law Changes

California enacted a slate of new laws on worker classification, Covid-19, family leave, and court issues that will affect how employment lawyers advise their clients on workplace compliance and litigate disputes.

The measures come as the state grapples with a global pandemic, devastating wildfires, and a swelling racial justice movement, and employers work to keep up with emergency measures and implement policy changes.

“I have seen people already scrambling to comply with existing measures, but now I think we will start to see an uptick in action that could lead to lawsuits,” said September Rea, a management-side attorney with Polsinelli. ...