We’re coming to the end of October, which means the annual legislative cycle has ended. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of bills into law touching on a wide variety of issues, including labor and employment.
But employers are still catching their breath after the incredibly busy year we’ve already had, including California’s new workplace violence prevention laws, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform, indoor heat illness prevention regulations and the recent federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations, to name a few. Still, employers need to be ready for new 2025 labor and employment laws so here’s a quick look to help prepare. Unless otherwise stated, these new laws are effective January 1, 2025.
