Podcast Examines New California Developments Affecting HR

Author: David B. Weisenfeld, XpertHR Legal Editor

California has long been a bellwether state when it comes to employment law. And 2013 has certainly done nothing to diminish that reputation.

In a new XpertHR podcast, management-side attorney Anthony Oncidi discusses the most important developments from the past year or so affecting California employers. Oncidi heads the Los Angeles office of Proskauer Rose and is a frequent commentator on breaking employment law issues.

Some of the more notable highlights include:

• Expanding employees' eligibility for paid family leave;
• Limits on employers' abilities to obtain criminal background information;
• Increasing the state minimum wage;
• Stiffer penalties for misclassifying employees; and
• A key California Supreme Court ruling upholding an arbitration agreement.

Also discussed are the biggest HR challenges facing employers in the state, as well as pending developments to watch.