Welcome to the Fall Edition of the Essential! 2024 is just around the corner, and new legislation in California will be going into effect January 1 as well as at other times in 2024. While this issue of The Essential is by no means exhaustive of the changes, we’ve highlighted key legislation that will affect most employers. As such, note that there are a few industry-specific legislative changes, one of which we will highlight here and that will have major implications for companies in other industries – see the fast-food minimum wage post below.

Welcome to the Summer Edition of the Essential! With Summer in full swing, this newsletter edition includes a couple of season-specific items such as preventing worker heat exposure and the release of the new Form I-9 . Also, we discuss using SMART goals for performance evaluations, handling religious accommodations, and more.