Be Prepared for the Many Changes in California Employment Law in 2026

Please join us for our annual California employment law update, where we will discuss important changes to the laws impacting California employees and their employers.

Topics to be discussed include:

• AI updates
• PAGA reforms
• The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act and its implications for employment-related arbitration agreements
• 2025 Executive Orders
• Potential Changes to the Federal Independent Contractor Standard

Who may be interested in attending:
General Counsel, In-House Labor Lawyers, Executive Management, and HR Professionals.

This program has been approved for CLE credit in the following jurisdictions:

CA – 1.50 General Credit (participatory)
IL – 1.50 General Credit
NY – 1.50 Professional Practice Credit (non-transitional/appropriate for experienced attorneys only)
FL & VA – Applied Upon Request

Sidley Austin LLP is an accredited provider of CLE credit in California, Illinois, and New York. We can issue reciprocal credit for lawyers who are licensed in Connecticut and New Jersey, and we can usually apply for credit in Florida and Virginia, if necessary. MCLE credit rules and restrictions vary from state to state. If attendees are interested in obtaining credit for this program in another state, Sidley’s CLE professionals will be happy to provide program materials that may be used to submit a request for credit.

For questions, please contact paevents@sidley.com.