Seyfarth Releases 2016 Edition of Cal-Peculiarities, the Definitive Guide to California’s Evolving Employment Laws and Workplace Regulations

Seyfarth’s 17th annual edition tracks the most significant updates on new legislation and judicial developments facing the Golden State in 2016

LOS ANGELES (May 2, 2016) — Seyfarth Shaw LLP has released the 17th annual edition of Cal-Peculiarities: How California Employment Law is Different, the industry’s only annual guide that focuses exclusively on the country’s most populous state, which has cemented itself as a trend-setter in employment law. California continues to be "where the future happens" for employment law and California Companies are undoubtedly aware that it is more important than ever to understand their peculiar legal obligations.

Authored by Seyfarth’s California Workplace Solutions Group, this nearly 300-page guide reflects the breadth and depth of Seyfarth’s California employment practice and focuses entirely on the most vexing aspects of California employment law. It captures the latest legislative, judicial and regulatory developments which continue to make California the most uniquely challenging environment for private employers in the United States.

Led by Seyfarth co-editors-in-chief, David Kadue and Colleen Regan, Cal-Peculiarities celebrates its 17th year in publication and is available again in a convenient eBook format, which can be requested here.

In this year’s Cal-Peculiarities, Seyfarth experts in California employment law explain the growing list of legal developments that should concern executives, managers, general counsel, and human resources professionals with employees in California, including laws related to:

Disability Discrimination and Reasonable Accommodation
California Leaves of Absence (including new leaves)
California Employment Discrimination Law (including new employee protections)
California Wage-Hour Peculiarities
New California Fair Pay Act
Employee Privacy

Additional insights from the guide can also be found online at Seyfarth’s California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog, which chronicles the Cal-Peculiarities universe in real time for in-house attorneys, human resource professionals, business owners and managers.

About Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Shaw has more than 850 attorneys and provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, corporate and real estate. With offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco, Shanghai, Sydney and Washington, D.C., Seyfarth’s clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies and reflect virtually every industry and segment of the economy. A recognized leader in delivering value and innovation for legal services, Seyfarth’s acclaimed SeyfarthLean® client service model has earned numerous accolades from a variety of highly respected third parties, including industry associations, consulting firms and media.

Contacts:

Brian Kiefer, Director of Public Relations
(312) 460-6401, bkiefer@seyfarth.com

Martin Grego, Public Relations Manager
(312) 460-6659, mgrego@seyfarth.com