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New CA Laws Expand Protections for Immigrant Workers

Consistent with its status as a “Sanctuary State,” new immigration-related California laws going into effect on January 1, 2018 will prohibit employers from: (1) Providing voluntary consent to a federal immigration enforcement agent to enter any nonpublic areas of a place of labor unless the immigration enforcement agency provides a judicial warrant for entry, and (2) Providing voluntary consent to a federal immigration enforcement agent to

December 12, 2017

New California Law Affords More Parents the Right to Take a Job-Protected Leave of Absence to Bond with a New Child

Effective January 1, 2018, the “New Parent Leave Act” will require employers with at least 20 employees to allow employees who have performed more than 12 months of service to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to bond with a new child within one year of the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement provided that the employee has at least 1,250 hours

December 8, 2017

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