Compliance Alert: The Employee Handbook Creator has been updated to address new laws that became effective in October 2025, including revisions to California’s leave requirements for employees who are victims or whose family members are victims from taking time off to attend judicial proceedings related to the specific crime, and further changes to California’s paid sick leave law. Some of the major policies updates for 2026 include, for example:
• State Sick Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Jury Duty and Witness Leave
• Leave for Criminal Judicial Proceedings and Victim’s Rights
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Updated for 2026 – Includes 2026 Wage and Hour webinars.
This PAGA Wage and Hour Compliance Toolkit, which contains more than 60 digital and physical resources, is designed to assist employers in meeting their wage and hour requirements under the California Labor Code and applicable wage orders. (See more details below.)
California’s workplace violence prevention standards requires covered employers to comprehensively address workplace violence risks and incidents through a variety of measures, including developing and implementing a comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention Plan; conducting workplace violence prevention training; identifying, evaluating and correcting workplace violence hazards; and maintaining various records.
