New Employment Laws for California Employers in 2012

Just when California employers thought doing business in California could not get any more challenging, last week Governor Brown lent a last-minute “helping” hand by signing a flurry of bills passed by the legislature. Touching on issues ranging from independent contractors to agricultural workers to compensation plans for employees paid commissions, the new laws, which mostly go into effect January 1, 2012, present a grab-bag of important changes which will impact each and every employer which does business in the Golden State.

All this week, the labor and employment lawyers at JDTP will highlight each of these new laws, the new compliance issues they will entail for California businesses, and provide some practical steps which you can take to safeguard your business in 2012 and beyond.

Stay tuned.