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Oct 15, 2025
California SB 440: A New Era for Fair Change-Order Payments on Private Projects
Posted by GibbsGidenCalifornia Law
October 2025 On October 10, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed itnto law SB 440 — The Private Works Change Order Fair...
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Oct 3, 2025
BREAKING: California Delivers Long-Awaited Clarity — Trade Credit Is Out of SB 1286!
Posted by GibbsGidenBusiness and Commercial Law
Oct 2025 California delivers long-awaited clarity: trade credit is officially out of SB 1286. With Governor Newsom’s signature on
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Chambers and Partners 2025 USA has, for the 17th year in a row, honored Gibbs Giden as a leading California Construction Law Firm,...
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May 2025 Most employees in California are not employed under a written contract. Rather, the employees are “at-will,” meaning
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Dec 16, 2024
California Law Eliminates Hidden Fees: How Price Advertising Must Adapt
Posted by GibbsGidenBusiness and Commercial Law
November 2024 California’s new “Honest Pricing Law” – SB 478 – became effective on July 1,...
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Jul 1, 2024
Agreement to Reform PAGA Would Remove PAGA From the 2024 California Ballot
Posted by GibbsGidenCalifornia Law
July 2024 On June 18, 2024, California Governor, Gavin Newsom, announced that he reached an agreement with legislative leadership...
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May 29, 2024
Does Your Business Have a Required Injury and Illness Prevention Program In Place?
Posted by GibbsGidenCalifornia Law
May 2024 Preventing work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses is critical for every employer. According to the Occupational...
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May 14, 2024
THE FTC SEEKS TO BAN NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS NATIONWIDE
Posted by GibbsGidenLabor and Employment
May 2024 On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule that would ban employment...
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May 10, 2024
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS HAVE UNTIL JULY 1 TO IMPLEMENT A WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN
Posted by GibbsGidenCalifornia Law
May 2024 California employees have until July 1, 2024 to prepare and implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan...
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Mar 18, 2024
EMPLOYERS COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT PENALTIES FOR ALGORITHMIC DISCRIMINATION
Posted by GibbsGidenLabor and Employment
March 2024 As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to explode, the California legislature is reacting by proposing...