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As we reviewed in our recent webinar 2024 California Employment Law Update, California Assembly Bill 1076 requires that, by no later than February 14, 2024, employers must provide written notice to employees who have signed a noncompete agreement, or a contract containing a noncompete clause, that the noncompete agreement or clause is void under California…
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Continue ReadingChicago is at it again, but this time it’s good news for employers! On December 13, 2023, the Chicago City Council amended the recently enacted Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Safe Sick Leave Ordinance that we discussed in our December 1, 2023 employment law alert. As to updating personnel policies for 2024, the key changes…
Continue ReadingHixson Nagatani LLP is pleased to announce that the 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine (published by Thomson Reuters and the publishers of San Francisco Magazine) recognized Ray Hixson and Brian Nagatani as “Super Lawyers” in Northern California in employment and labor law. This honor is limited to those evaluated to be within the top…
Continue ReadingAs an update to our recent webinar Changes California Employers Need to Make by January 1, 2024, we’re providing this important update for employers with any employees (including remote) that work in the City of Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago City Council recently enacted a new ordinance that requires employers to provide employees who work in…
Continue ReadingProgram Duration: 77 minutes Registration Fee: Free You may access the program’s handouts by clicking the gotowebinar handouts icon after accessing the program. Click Here to Register for the On-Demand Webinar! It’s that time of year again, when California and many other states have enacted new employment laws going into effect January 1, 2024, and…
Continue ReadingA variety of exempt and non-exempt minimum pay standards in California will increase on January 1, 2024. Exempt Software Professionals In order to treat software professionals as exempt from overtime, California employers generally need to meet the requirements of the “computer software professional” exemption. The term “software professionals” covers positions such as software engineers, programmers,…
Continue ReadingAs time draws near for employers to update their employee handbook policies to comply with new laws effective January 1, 2024, we want to highlight the evolving legal landscape concerning unlimited vacation policies, so that employers with such polices can make informed decisions about continuing with and/or modifying those policies going forward. State Laws Requiring…
Continue ReadingProgram Duration: 1 hour Registration Fee: Free You may access the program’s handouts by clicking the gotowebinar handouts icon. Click Here to Register for the On-Demand Webinar! Failure to adequately protect confidential business information, and deficient protection of intellectual property ownership, can lead to disastrous consequences for employers. While many employers recognize the necessity of…
Continue ReadingProgram Duration: 2 hours Registration Fee: $75 per registrant. Clients of Hixson Nagatani LLP may register at no charge by entering the promo code: HNFIRMCLIENT. Registrants who previously paid to attend the live version of this webinar may register for the on-demand webinar free of charge by entering the promo code: PAIDFORLIVE. Promo code eligibility…
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