We invite you to review our newly-posted, July 2026 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
Quinteros v. Harbor Distrib., LLC, 2026 WL 1693424 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Here we go again. The lawyers representing the plaintiffs in this putative wage and hour class action were responsible for “evident misuse of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in an otherwise meritless pleading.” The trial court ordered the attorneys to pay $5,000 in sanctions
Proskauer is proud to be sponsoring Equal Justice Works Fellows Katherine McClain Fleming and Anna Catherine Young, who will work at the American Civil Liberties Union starting in September 2026. The fellows’ projects will address two critical and evolving areas of civil rights law: reproductive rights and disability rights.
Regarding reproductive rights, in the years
Generative artificial intelligence tools have quickly become part of everyday legal practice. Lawyers are using these tools to draft briefs, summarize cases, and streamline research. But as recent cases make clear, those efficiencies come with a serious risk: sometimes, AI simply makes things up.
Courts across the country are now confronting filings with fabricated case
On June 10, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Proposal”) related to event contracts traded on prediction markets, seeking public comments on proposed amendments to Rule 40.11 and the proposed addition of a new appendix. The Proposal outlines the framework through which the CFTC will review event
On May 28th, the Proskauer community gathered for the 18th Annual Golden Gavel Awards ceremony to celebrate and honor those lawyers and staff members who went far above and beyond to contribute to the Firm’s pro bono, corporate social responsibility, and inclusion efforts in 2025. Congratulations and thank you to the following colleagues for their
On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 4, now Public Act No. 26-64 (the “Act”),[1] significantly expanding the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA).
The Act creates a California Delete Act-style, but Connecticut-specific, data broker registration and deletion-mechanism regime. It also restricts the sale, sharing, transfer, and provision of
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Connecticut has become the latest state to enact legislation regulating the use of artificial intelligence as it relates to employment. On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 5 (“SB 5”), formally titled the “Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act,” into law. The new law applies to employees
On April 30, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the creation of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, a coordinated enforcement initiative focused on healthcare fraud in Arizona, Nevada, and Northern California. The initiative brings together DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Unit and the relevant U.S. Attorney’s Offices for those states, in coordination
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Colorado’s landmark artificial intelligence law, previously covered here, has been replaced before it ever took effect. After years of concern over the implications of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination in AI Law (the “CO AI Law”), which was set to take effect on June 30, the Governor of Colorado on May 14, 2026 signed into