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Notes from the practice
Short pieces on the problems that come up most often: what a rule actually requires, what a policy actually does, and where employers are most exposed.
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The pay report is the easy part
Reporting year 2025 filings are due on 13 May, with three new fields and penalties that are no longer discretionary. But the filing is a clerical…
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February 1 has passed. March 30 has not.
The Know Your Rights notice came due on 1 February and a great many California employers missed it. The emergency contact deadline is still ahead of…
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The 2026 laws, ranked by the work they create
The signing window closed on 12 October. Most summaries of what the Governor signed are organised by subject, which is useless for planning. Here they are…
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The notice that came due in July
On 1 July the Civil Rights Department published the survivors-of-violence notice that employers are required to distribute. Most California employers have not sent it. Seven weeks…
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