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California’s Automatic Renewal Law (Effective July 1, 2025) Requires Changes to Consumer Subscription Contracts (TOS/ TOU)

ByQuentin Cooper

California is getting tough on practices that make it difficult for consumers to cancel subscriptions and memberships. If your business offers subscription-based services to California consumers, take note: significant changes to the state’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) go into effect on July 1, 2025­­. The revised ARL is designed to address consumer frustration with unclear…

New California Laws SB 699 and AB 1076 Further Bolster Ban on Non-Competes
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New California Laws SB 699 and AB 1076 Further Bolster Ban on Non-Competes

ByKelli Nishimori

California’s public policy provides that agreements that restrain workers from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business is void, except under narrow statutory exceptions. The Legislature has established that California benefits significantly from this policy, “fueling competition, entrepreneurship, innovation, job and wage growth, equality, and economic development.” Still, some employers continue to utilize broad…