In a striking departure from recent years, the courts of appeal published only eight CEQA opinions in 2025. Of these decisions, four found prejudicial CEQA violations in negative […]
California Pay Data Reporting (RY 2025): CRD Releases Official Files — What Practitioners Should Read First | Jackson Lewis P.C.
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has released its Reporting Year (RY) 2025 Pay Data Reporting FAQ and Handbook. The statute remains familiar, but the filing mechanics this […]
California Releases Preliminary Guidance for 2025 Pay Reporting Cycle: What’s New + Your 5-Step Employer Action Plan | Fisher Phillips
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently released preliminary guidance, FAQs, and reporting templates for the 2025 pay data reporting cycle (reports currently due May 13, 2026). These […]
California Amends Its Pay Transparency and Pay Data Laws
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 8, 2025, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 642, which amends California’s equal pay requirements, including revising the “pay scale” definition, extending the statute […]
California 2025 Bill Signing Wrap Up: New Employment Laws
By: Kristina M. Launey and Catherine Feldman Seyfarth Synopsis: With Governor Newsom’s October 13 deadline to sign bills behind us, we review California’s new employment laws. The most notable among […]
Post Malone’s Ex Drops California Child Custody Lawsuit Over Daughter
Post Malone’s ex has dropped a court petition that sought to move their three-year-old daughter from Utah to California after intense opposition from the singer. The star (Austin […]
U.S. DOJ Sues California Over Egg Prices — Justia News — July 10, 2025
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the State of California, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and other state officials, challenging California laws that […]
California Governor, AG Announce Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have sued the Trump administration over its “illegal takeover” of the California National Guard to quash protests against […]
Coinbase Beats Antitrust Lawsuit Over wBTC Delisting in California Court
BiT Global Digital Ltd. dismissed its antitrust and unfair competition lawsuit against Coinbase with prejudice on Friday, following a December ruling by the U.S. District Court for the […]
California State Bar Sues Testing Vendor Over Botched February Exam
California’s state bar on Monday sued the vendor that administered its disastrous February 2025 bar exam, accusing the testing company of misleading agency leaders about its technical and […]