January 8, 2026
California at Work: New Laws, New Risks, New Reality (Webinar – January 21, 2026)
With the world’s fourth-largest economy and the most plaintiff-friendly employment laws in the country, California presents unique and escalating risks for employers. This webinar, featuring Hirschfeld Kraemer partners Dan Handman, Kirstin Muller, Hieu Williams, and Adam Maldonado, will identify those risks and offer practical solutions. The following critical issues will be addressed:
- California’s unique wage-hour laws continue to create significant liability for employers. New court decisions have made it more challenging to defend these lawsuits. But there are proactive strategies that can minimize these claims.
- Is DEI really DOA in California and a discussion of the hottest discrimination disputes being asserted right now.
- Brand new leave and other HR laws that must be addressed in your employee handbook.
- Non-Competes & Unfair Competition; Navigating California’s expanded non-compete prohibitions, new limits on clawbacks, and how recent developments nationwide impact employers with multi-state workforces.
- How to minimize the risk of costly litigation when implementing layoffs in California.
- Union activity involving Millennials and Gen Z, and what you can do proactively to mitigate that risk.
- Ensuring legal compliance for your remote/virtual employees.
- New AI regulations and risks impacting the workplace.
California at Work: New Laws, New Risks, New Reality
10:00am-11:30am Pacific, Wednesday, January 21, 2026