Yes…that is right…we have a new bathroom bill. Like we don’t have enough regulations to comply with. Effective March 1, 2017, A.B. 1732, codified in the California Health and Safety Code, requires all businesses with a single-user bathroom to buy new signage designating the bathroom for use by all genders. Even if an establishment has two separate bathrooms, one for men and one for women, effective March 1, 2017 each bathroom must be designated for use by all genders. [...]

As everyone in California by now knows, both the State of California and many local cities are in the process of increasing the minimum wage. As more and more cities individually enact and revise their own local living minimum wage, it is becoming harder and harder for small businesses to keep up. Consequently, I have put together this post along with links to the various local city ordinances to set forth the new minimum wage for 2017 both in the State of California and in the City of Los Angeles, Malibu, Pasadena and Santa Monica.

California State Minimum Wage. Beginning [...]

Under the present law, if a landlord files an unlawful detainer (eviction) action against a tenant, the record of said action is masked (sealed) for a period of 60 days, at which time the record becomes public and is available to credit agencies, landlord registries, and screening companies [...]

Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2093, effective January 1, 2017, in an effort to curb the number of disability related lawsuits. California Civil Code §1938 requires the owner of commercial property in the state of California to disclose statutory specific language in every lease, or rental agreement, executed after January 1, 2017 if the commercial rental property has undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp), and if so, whether the property meets all applicable construction-related accessibility standards [...]

Effective January 1, 2017, A.B. 2899 amends Labor Code §1197.1. to require California employers seeking a writ of mandate to contest an adverse Labor Commissioner wage and hour ruling to post a bond for the assessed amount of unpaid wages (including minimum wages, overtime, and liquidated damages, but not penalties).

Prior to enactment, a California employer was only required to post a bond when appealing a wage and hour claim filed by an employee.

Now, [...]