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Employers Must Provide Employees with Notices Regarding Immigration-Related Rights
Employers Must Provide Employees with Notices Regarding Immigration-Related Rights

On February 1, 2026, California employers will be required to provide each employee with written notices that inform the employee of his or her workplace rights, labor protections, and immigration-related rights. The new law places several additional obligations on the employers that all employers should become familiar with. Failure to comply with the requirements of the new law can be financially prohibitive for businesses because penalties increase exponentially per employee. For larger employers, the penalties alone could be ruinous.

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Business Owners, Employee, Employers, EmploymentKathleenIllegal Immigrant, immigration crackdown, immigration rights, Labor Commissioner, Labor Code, California Labor Comissioner
Employing Workers with H-1B Visas Just Got Pricier for American Employers
Employing Workers with H-1B Visas Just Got Pricier for American Employers

On September 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a Proclamation entitled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.” This Proclamation imposes a new fee structure for those employers looking to hire foreign workers holding an H-1B visa. The new fee structure is going to make hiring foreign workers a lot pricier for American companies and could possibly deter American companies from hiring some foreign workers.

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Business Owners, Employee, Employers, Employment, Foreign WorkersKathleenH-1B Visa, $100000, Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, Proclamation, September 21, 2025
The Federal Government is Cracking Down on Foreign Truck Drivers with CDLs
The Federal Government is Cracking Down on Foreign Truck Drivers with CDLs

Employers, managers, and supervisors should beware that their workforce could be diminished dramatically. The federal government is imposing more stringent requirements for CDLs, and those in the trucking industry must conform to these new stringent requirements.

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Business Owners, Employee, Employers, Employment, Foreign WorkersKathleenCDL, commercial drivers license, English Language Proficiency, Trucking, Trucking Industry, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry
California Employees Who are Caring for a “Designated Person” Can Receive Paid Family Leave Benefits.
California Employees Who are Caring for a “Designated Person” Can Receive Paid Family Leave Benefits.

California has expanded paid leave and wage replacement laws again under its Paid Family Leave Program (PFL). Starting on July 1, 2028, California’s PFL will include “designated persons” who are not legally or biologically related to the employee. This means that eligible employees can now receive 8 weeks of partial wage replacement when the employee takes time off of work to care for extended family and any “designated person” who has a “family-like” relationship with the employee.

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Bars, Business Owners, Employee, Employers, Employment, Hotel Workers, Paid Family Leave, RestaurantsKathleenpaid family leave, CFRA, California Family Rights Act, California Paid Family Leave, Designated Person
L.A. Airport Workers and Hotel Workers Will Be Earning $30 An Hour by July 2028
L.A. Airport Workers and Hotel Workers Will Be Earning $30 An Hour by July 2028

The City of Los Angeles’ Ordinance requiring a $30 minimum wage for hotel and airport workers is no longer suspended, meaning the ordinance became effective on September 8, 2025. The referendum petition that had kept the new ordinance in suspension has failed due to insufficient signatures in support of the referendum.

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Business Owners, Bars, Employee, Employers, Employment, Minimum Wage, Restaurants, Hotel Workers, Airport WorkersKathleenLos Angeles Airport Worker, Los Angeles Hotel Worker, Los Angeles Living Wage, minimum wage increase, minimum wage, $30 Minimum Wage, Service Industry, 2028 Summer Olympics