Legal Developments
Recent California employment-law developments in Agency Rule.
The Labor and Workforce Development Agency posted modified text for its proposed PAGA regulations, adding safeguards aimed at high-frequency and non-compliant notice filers, standardized notice forms, and settlement-review procedures. The comment period on the changes closes August 18, 2026.
The EEOC has removed and reserved its 1979 affirmative action guidelines under Title VII, eliminating the § 713(b) safe harbor for plans adopted in reliance on them going forward.
The Labor and Workforce Development Agency has proposed the first regulations implementing the Private Attorneys General Act, addressing PAGA notice content, administrative cure procedures, and settlement reporting under the 2024 reforms.