Many companies in California use temporary staffing agencies or subcontractors to meet some of their labor needs. One of the many advantages of hiring workers this way is that the agency or subcontractor is responsible for paying the workers’ wages and providing workers’ compensation insurance rather than the client employer. (more…)

Governor Brown signed two new laws in September that add to California’s already robust regime of workplace anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws. Applying to bullying and the treatment of unpaid interns, the new laws impose additional obligations on employers and could expose them to additional liability for improper behavior by supervisory employees. (more…)