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California Increases Workplace Compliance Requirements for 2027

This Alert outlines the new employment laws taking effect on January 1, 2027 that California businesses must now prepare to ...
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California Enacts Significant AI Laws Affecting Public Employers, Workplace Technology, and Legal Services

The Legislature also enacted several measures establishing California’s broader AI governance framework, including SB 813 and ...
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Appeals Court Rules School District May Not Base Hiring Decisions on Expunged Convictions for Misdemeanor Crimes Not Enumerated in the Education Code

In summary, school districts must still conduct background checks on applicants and receive Department of Justice ...
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2026-2027 Leadership Series for K-12 Agencies (ALL SESSIONS)

This registration is for ALL 7 Sessions ($795). Click here for single session ($249) registration. Whether you are a new supervisor/administrator aspiring to develop your leadership skills, or a ...
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Trademarks in the Age of AI: The Emerging Legal Battlefield for Brand Owners and Users of Generative AI

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized how businesses create, communicate, and market. For trademark owners and AI-utilizing businesses, however, AI brings not only opportunity but ...
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AB 495 Expands Protections for Students, Parents, and Guardians

On October 12, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 495 into law, known as the Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025 amending Section 234.7 of the Education Code, Sections 6550 and 6552 of ...
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Section 16600 and the Fate of Trade Secret Exception

Following the Legislature’s 2024 amendments to Section 16600, a new spotlight has been shown down on the so-called Trade Secret Exception and the rift that has emerged over the past few years between ...
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How SB 543 Reforms Developer Fees Collected Against ADUs

The Legislature is again modifying the law regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (“ADUs”). Effective January 1, 2026, Senate Bill No. 543 (McNerney) (“SB 543”) amends and adds provisions to Government ...
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Public Employment Relations Board Adopts New Standard for Finding Interference Based on Employer’s Conduct During Discovery in Other Tribunals

In Victor Valley Union High School District (2022) PERB Dec. No. 2822, the Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB” or “Board”) chose to adopt a federal NLRB standard for finding interference, based ...
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SB 1137 Expands California’s Civil Rights Laws Prohibiting Discrimination Based on “Any Combination Of” Protected Characteristics, A.K.A. “Intersectionality”

On September 27, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 1137 which amends Civil Code section 51, Education Code sections 200 and 210.2, and Government Code sections 12920 and 12926, relating ...
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U.S. Department of Education Issues Long-Awaited Final Title IX Regulations

On Friday, April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) released the highly anticipated Final Title IX Regulations. These Final Title IX Regulations come after the Department ...
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Constitutional Challenges to AI Monitoring Systems in Public Schools

Two recent federal lawsuits filed against school districts in Lawrence, Kansas and Marana, Arizona highlight emerging legal challenges surrounding the use of AI surveillance tools in the educational ...