Employers in California may not know it, but they face a rail of new laws and regulations taking effect on Jan. 1 that are likely to hit them where it hurts--in the pocketbook.

Among them: a sweeping paid family leave program, major increases in unemployment insurance costs, and an expansion of sexual discrimination laws to include cross-dressers.

Many of these laws were passed in the final frenetic hours of the legislative session this past summer, but were overlooked as the spotlight turned to the recall election and the candidacy of Arnold ...

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