California Employment Law 2026

Name: California Employment Law 2026
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ISBN: 9781398628939

The SHRM Guide for Employers

James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D., SHRM-SCP, SPHR

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Kogan Page Ltd
24 April 2026

Personnel & human resources management; E-commerce law

California Employment law 2026 is the only book employers need to stay fully compliant with the latest legal changes in the state.

It is often said that it is difficult for an employer to fully comply with all of California's employment laws. They are just too numerous, too complicated and changing too often. There are so many traps for the unwary and a simple mistake can lead to a seven-figure jury verdict or a class action lawsuit. California Employment Law 2026 is the official SHRM guide and so is the go-to resource for anyone who must contend with employment law in California as part of their day-to-day work, both those based in-state and those employers based outside of California who have employees working in the state.

This bestselling guide is updated to address new developments in 2025 including: - New minimum wage thresholds - Restrictions on requiring job applicants to have driver's licenses. - Expanded leave requirements for employees who are victims of certain acts of violence, or whose family members are victims. - New restrictions on mandatory ""captive audience"" employee meetings preceding a union representation election. - Reproductive Loss Leave Mediation - Whistleblower poster requirements

- AI and Likeness protections

- Changes to Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) requirements - Climate disclosure requirements for large corporations

By: James J. McDonald Jr. J.D. SHRM-SCP SPHR
Imprint: Kogan Page Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781398628939
ISBN 10: 139862893X
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 24 April 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

James J. McDonald, Jr., J.D., SHRM-SCP, is a partner in the Irvine, California, office of the labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP. His practice involves trials, arbitrations, and appeals of employment law claims. He also has more than 30 years' experience advising California employers about all aspects of labor and employment law, strategic human resource issues, and how to avoid employment claims and lawsuits. He has spoken before at many human resource, business, and industry organizations and he taught labor and employment law in the Human Resources Management Program at the University of California, Irvine, for 16 years. He received his undergraduate degree from New College of Florida and his law degree cum laude from Georgetown University.