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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...

SB 244: Right to Repair

March 31, 2023 3:13 pmMarch 31, 2023 3:24 pm

Senate Bill 244 by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) would enact the Right to Repair Act. SB 244 would amend and renumber the heading of Chapter 8.6 (commencing with Section 42490) of, and add Chapter 8.6 (commencing with Section 42488) to,...

Retraining and Rehabilitation under California’s Labor Code

March 31, 2023 7:18 amMarch 31, 2023 7:25 am

Division 4.7 of the California Labor Code deals with retraining and rehabilitation. Division 4.7 was added in 1971 by Chapter 1506. Section 6200 requires every public agency, its insurance carrier, and the State Department of Rehabilitation (SDR) to jointly formulate...

Unlawful Activity in Labor Disputes in California

March 30, 2023 7:19 amMarch 30, 2023 7:22 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 10, discusses prohibited activities during labor disputes. Chapter 10 is titled “Unlawful Acts During Labor Disputes,” which was added in 1999 by Chapter 616. Labor Code Section 1138 prohibits any officer...