

Midyear Pulse Check: California Employment Laws, Effective January 1, 2026
As the holiday season of 2025 is well behind us and the 2026 calendar year is in its third quarter (Q3), it may be a good time for a pulse check on the laws from the 2025-2026 Regular Session of the California State Legislature (First Year), which became effective January 1, 2026.

Simone McClellan, PHR, SHRM-CP
Jul 110 min read


The Murder of Chaos: 3 C’s to Pulling Off the Perfect Chaos
Today, more than ever, chaos surrounds us in the workplace. It is disorder, whether as part of innocent daily job duties or, in unfortunate scenarios, something more sinister. As a mental visual, chaos resembles stacked layers in a three-layer cake surrounded by risk management as the icing or frosting. It has the potential to be the highest, unidentified loss liability with maximum adverse effects, up to and including a fatality or fatalities in the workplace.

Simone McClellan, PHR, SHRM-CP
Apr 28, 20258 min read

