California

California became a state on September 9, 1850, making it the 31st US state. Before being named a US state, it was referred to as the California Republic. With a total area of over 163,000 miles, it is the 3rd largest by area in the US, and with a population of nearly 40 million, it is the most populous state in the country.  With a $2.7 trillion economy, it boasts the fifth largest economy in the world.

Popular culture, government policy, innovation, and a liberal-government make California a trendsetter for other US states in terms of legislation and government actions. The rise and origination of the internet, the original film industry, and entertainment are from California. And, it is diverse in terms of employment/economy, with major industries being in: film, entertainment, sports, pop culture, music, real estate, technology, and government industries, among others. California is home to silicon valley, where companies like Google, Cisco, Apple and Adobe have headquarters, and it boasts the largest concentration of high-tech companies in the country. 

California is an extremely liberal state. Both the Legislature and Congress currently have members from both parties. In addition to Republican and Democrat, there are four additional parties which can run for office in CA which are: Green Party, American Independent Party, Peace and Freedom Party, and the Libertarian Party. In recent elections, a majority of state-voters have supported the Democratic party.

California is home to Stanford Law School, which was the 2nd ranked law school in the country in 2017, and is home to University of California Berkeley and University of California Los Angeles School of Law, which ranked 12th and 18th respectively in 2017. Alcatraz Island, the Hollywood Sign, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Yosemite National Park, are among the many historical sites visitors are drawn to in the state annually.

California is a part of the Ninth Circuit, which has been at the center of many contentious legal battles regarding immigration, the Trump Administration’s travel ban litigation, issues of copyright brought by PETA and litigation on the Equal Pay Act.  California legislation and state court litigation can have an outsize impact on the rest of the country, and the National Law Review covers these cases and developments on a regular basis.

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Jan
16
2024
Civil Rights Department Publishes Updated “California Law Prohibits Workplace Discrimination and Harassment” Poster Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
16
2024
Is An Option Exercise Non Bis In Idem? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
12
2024
The Data Is In—California Class Action and PAGA Filings to Hit New Highs Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
12
2024
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Non-Competes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
12 Days of Handbook Updates: Salary Transparency Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
12
2024
Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Janitorial Services Employers Resumed Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
11
2024
The BR Privacy & Security Download: January 2024 Blank Rome LLP
Jan
11
2024
California Department of Public Health Updates COVID-19 Isolation Guidance Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
11
2024
SB 343: Unpacking the Latest Update and Its Impact K&L Gates
Jan
11
2024
New California Evidentiary Standard Makes Admitting Defense Expert Testimony More Challenging Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
11
2024
If Corporate Charters Are Contracts, Must They Be Signed By The Corporation Or Shareholders? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
11
2024
I Say Again That Section 2116 Says Nothing About Officers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
10
2024
A Look at AI Regulation in California Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
10
2024
California Court Applies Proposition 65 Safe Harbor in Dismissal Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
10
2024
Updated Rates for California EDD Benefits and San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance for 2024 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
10
2024
The Corporate Transparency Act - A Nightmare from Which Small Businesses Are Trying To Awake? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
10
2024
California Department of Public Health Issues New Order Revising COVID-19 Definitions and Procedures Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
9
2024
CEQA 2023 Legislative Update Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
9
2024
Starting this Month, California Health Care Entities Will Need to Provide State Notice of Mergers Set to Close on or After April 1, 2024 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
9
2024
The Comprehensive Privacy Law Deluge: Record-Keeping and Related Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
9
2024
Current Status of US State Privacy Law Deluge: It’s 2024, Do You Know Where Your Privacy Program’s At? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
9
2024
California Publishes New Wage Theft Notice Reflecting Requirement to Notify Employees of Disaster Declarations Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
9
2024
California Supreme Court Cases Employers Should Watch in 2024 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
8
2024
Courts Are Overwhelmingly Staying Non-Individual Claims When Compelling Individual PAGA Claims to Arbitration Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
8
2024
Ongoing Battles Remind Employers to Carefully Consider Their Approach to Arbitration Agreements Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
8
2024
Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging: What’s Ahead in 2024 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
8
2024
California: Health Care Transactions “Material Change” Regulations are Finalized Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
8
2024
If Corporate Charters Are Contracts, Must They Be Signed By The Corporation? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
5
2024
“Get Foreign Money Out of California Elections Act” Is Set To Advance Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
4
2024
California Health Care Transactions: Finalized Regulations Addressing Notice and Review Requirements from the Office of Health Care Affordability Polsinelli PC
Jan
4
2024
California Mandates New Leave for Reproductive Loss Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
4
2024
Is Someone Who Makes No Loans, A Lender? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
3
2024
Incoherent (And Therefore Unconstitutional) California Physician Gag Law Repeal Is Now Effective Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
2
2024
US State Law Roundup – 2023 Year-end Update Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
2
2024
The Stage is Set: California Finalizes OHCA Regulations Requiring Notice and Review of Material Healthcare Transactions in 2024 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
2
2024
Prop 12 Takes Full Effect in California Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
28
2023
Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on ... Holiday Pay Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
28
2023
Amendments to California Anti-Retaliation Laws Facilitate Employee Lawsuits Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
28
2023
Approved: California Regulations for the Pre-Closing Review of Health Care Transactions Finalized Mintz
Dec
28
2023
The Legislature Will Soon Be Back In Town And Facing Imminent Deadlines Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
27
2023
’Tis the Season for California’s 2024 Legislative Update: What Employers Need to Prepare for Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
27
2023
New Bills Advance California’s Offshore Wind Strategy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
27
2023
California Finalizes SB 184 Pre-Transaction Notice Requirements for “Material Change” Health Care Transactions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
26
2023
Cal/OSHA Standards Board Publishes Further Modifications of Draft Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
26
2023
The Not-So-Wild West of AI Regulation Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
26
2023
A Holiday Miracle for New York Employers and Dealmakers! Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
26
2023
Was 2023 An Annus Horribilis For California Legislative Drafting? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
23
2023
New Year, New Changes for California Employers in 2024 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
22
2023
Wells Fargo Retail Branch Employees Vote to Join Union Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
22
2023
CPPA Votes in Favor of Web Browser Robinson & Cole LLP
 

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