How to Draft a California Employee Handbook That Reduces Wage-and-Hour Class Action Risk in 2026
California employers faced more than 4,000 wage-and-hour class and PAGA filings statewide in recent years, and a compliant handbook is one of the fastest, lowest-cost ways to shrink that risk in 2026. Because California’s wage rules are stricter than federal law—and enforcement is plaintiff-driven—policy gaps routinely become class theories. This article explains how to draft
