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Employers’ Use of Social Media in California

April 3, 2023 6:21 amApril 3, 2023 6:25 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 2.5 concerns “employer use of social media,” Chapter 2.5 was added in 2012 by Chapter 618. Labor Code Section 980 comprises Chapter 2.5. First, the term “social media” is defined. Second, an employer...

SB 647: Access to Criminal Records

April 2, 2023 5:42 pmApril 2, 2023 5:50 pm

Senate Bill 647 by Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Los Angeles) was amended recently to add Government Code Section 69846.3 to require the clerk of a superior court to allow access to public information that identifies criminal defendants and permit the clerk...

AB 1100: Shorter Work Week

April 2, 2023 9:08 amApril 2, 2023 10:05 am

Assembly Bill 1100 by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Palo Alto) would add and repeal Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 900) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. Chapter 8 would be titled “The 32-hour Workweek Pilot Program” and...

Workers’ Rights in Emergencies in California

April 2, 2023 8:52 amApril 2, 2023 8:58 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 11 provides for workers’ right in emergencies. Labor Code Section 1139 defines the following terms: “emergency condition” (not a health pandemic) and “a reasonable belief that the workplace or worksite in unsafe.” In...

SB 594: Beneficial Owners

April 1, 2023 8:32 amApril 1, 2023 8:33 am

Senate Bill 594 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) was amended to disclosure owners of certain corporate entities. SB 594 would amend California Corporations Code Section 1502, 17702.09, 18200, 18205, and 18210. Section 1 of the bill would amend...

Relocation of Call Centers in California

April 1, 2023 8:15 amApril 1, 2023 8:20 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 4, Chapter 4, deals with the “relocation of call centers.” Article 2 was added in 2022 by Chapter 752. Section 1409 provides that Article 2 applies to an employer’s relocation of a call...

Federal Court Strikes Down AB 51

March 31, 2023 4:54 pmApril 1, 2023 8:09 am

In 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 by then-Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) as Chapter 711. The bill added Government Code Section 12953 and Labor Code Section 432.6. The bill, as enacted, prohibited a person from requiring any applicant for...