Senate Bill 721 by Sen. Josh Becker (D-San Mateo) would create the California Interagency AI Working Group. SB 721 would add and repeal Government Code Section 11546.47 to create this Working Group, require a legislative report, and then disband it...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...