KSC Updates

A new year means new legislation for California businesses to prepare for. Below are a few noteworthy laws and regulations taking effect on January 1,...

On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the decision of the Eastern District of California finding for the...

On October 4, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 616 which requires employers to offer a minimum of 5 days, or 40 hours, of...

On September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 553 (Cortese) into law, which requires an employer to establish, implement and maintain their own workplace...

Further clarification and guidance was recently released regarding the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“the PUMP Act”), signed into law on December...

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court published their opinion in Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General (“Groff”), clarifying what “undue hardship” means in the context...

On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court released their opinion on Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, addressing the federal Clean Water Act’s (CWA)...

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) upheld the validity of California’s Proposition 12 by ruling against the challenge brought by the National...

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom presented the May Revision of his proposed California budget for 2023-24, which emphasizes education, environmental protections, economic development, access to...

On April 28, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation (ACF), a medium and heavy-duty zero-emission fleet regulation with the...

In an important ruling for California’s gig-based economy, on March 17, 2023 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part...

On Friday, March 17, 2023, the Third District Court of Appeal rendered a landmark decision regarding the Central Valley’s Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), which...

In an important ruling for employers, on February 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Chamber of Commerce v. Xavier Becerra held that...

Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) published the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule, which “amends the USDA...

The New Year rang in with a number of new requirements for employers in California. Below are summaries of the labor laws that went into...

Yesterday morning, Governor Newsom presented his proposed $297 billion budget, which includes $223.6 billion from the General Fund. Though the Governor’s economic forecast does not...

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released draft guidelines for the LandFlex Program (LandFlex) which will distribute $25m in block grants to local government...

The following KSC Update summarizes the recommendations proposed in the Mill Assessment Study “Mill Alternatives Concept Paper” developed and released by Crowe LLP (Crowe) on...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has published an updated guidance regarding COVID-19 isolation and quarantine requirements to align itself with the timeframe recommendations...

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom presented the California Blueprint, his proposed $286.4 billion budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, of which $213.1 billion is from...