Department of Fair Employment and Housing

Bill To Require Employers Include Pay Ranges in Job Advertisements Passes Assembly Committee

June 16, 2022 12:58 pm

A bill that would require employers to put in a pay range for all advertised jobs and send in pay data reports to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) continued to pass through the Assembly this week despite...

California Employee Pay Data, Salaries and Wages Reporting

February 19, 2022 12:31 pmFebruary 19, 2022 11:35 am

On February 17, Senator Monique Limon (D-Santa Barbara) introduced Senate Bill 1162 to make several changes to California’s pay data reporting law. The bill is principally co-authored by Senators Connie Leyva and Nancy Skinner, and Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and...

California Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Introduced

February 11, 2022 10:11 amFebruary 13, 2022 10:46 am

On February 10, Assembly Members Buffy Wicks, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Evan Low, and Akilah Weber introduced Assembly Bill 1993. AB 1993 would add Government Code Section 12940.4 to require an employer to require each employee or independent contractor to provide proof...

Military Veteran Private Employer Preference Bill Reaches Unanimous Legislative Support

July 1, 2021 2:31 pmJuly 1, 2021 2:33 pm

A bill that would allow businesses to give a voluntary preference in hiring new military veteran employees gained more support this week before its upcoming vote in the Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee later this month. Authored by Senator...

Legislation to Protect Lawyer-Client Privilege Between DFEH’s lawyers and Complainants

March 4, 2021 6:47 amMarch 4, 2021 11:41 am

On March 3, Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles) amended his Senate Bill 774 to create a lawyer-client privilege in the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The bill would add Section 954.1 to the Evidence Code. First, the bill would...

Corporate Pay Data Disclosure Requirements

October 3, 2020 7:33 amOctober 8, 2020 9:01 am

The Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed SB 973 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) on September 30 as Chapter 363. The bill amended Section 12930 and added Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 12999) to Part 2.8 of Division 3...

SB 822 Budget Trailer Bill on Labor and Employment

August 28, 2020 10:15 pmAugust 28, 2020 10:18 pm

On August 27, Senate Bill 822 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review was amended to deal with “worker protections” by adding provisions of law to the Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Labor Code. Section One...