The California Fast Food Council failed to hold meetings for most of 2025 and has yet to meet with all nine members present. Considering the Council’s massive budget of $1 Million and the fact that its decisions have had a major impact on California’s fast food employers, business owners, and employees, seeing this Council lay dormant for so long and fail to hold its required meetings is a massive disappointment.
Read MoreAs of July of 2025, bar owners and nightclub owners are now required to provide a lid with a customer’s drink upon request. Bar owners and nightclub owners are not required to have lids that fit all containers in which alcoholic beverages are served. However, bar owners and nightclub owners must be able to provide lids for at least one of the containers used on the premises. Again, the bars and nightclubs can charge customers a reasonable amount based on the wholesale price.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreEmployers, 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.
Read MoreCalifornia 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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