2025 New Laws Seminar

Hundreds of new laws passed by the California Legislature will take effect in the new year, from new requirements regarding paid sick leave to new discrimination protections. In addition, the federal government has had a busy year enacting new pregnancy accommodation requirements and new work rules standards, among other changes. The workplace, and the laws that regulate it, continue to change at an unparalleled pace. The start of 2025 marks yet more dramatic changes in California and federal employment law, including, among many others:

• Expanded state paid sick leave entitlements
• Expanded eligibility for victim status and entitlements plus new notice requirements;
• New federal pregnancy accommodation regulation requirements;
• New whistleblower notice and posting requirements;
• New state driver’s license-related protections for job applicants;
• New discrimination protections based on two or more protected characteristics;
• New discrimination protections for expanded definitions of race and protective hairstyles;
• Expanded definition of hostile work environment to include employees' off-premises social media activity;
• New ban on certain “forced” work meetings;
• New indoor heat standards and written prevention plan requirements;
• New Worker’s Compensation posting requirements;
• Change to paid family leave benefit prerequisites;
• New Los Angeles County restrictions on use of criminal history in employment decisions and scheduling requirements; and
• Additional changes based on caselaw, administrative decisions and guidelines, and other developments that took place throughout the year.

Get the scoop on the most important developments that will have an immediate impact on the way you conduct business in 2025.

With the purchase of ECJ’s handbook comes complimentary admission to all ECJ employment law seminars, including this seminar, harassment and bullying prevention training, investigations seminars, and others.