Division of Labor Standards Enforcement – Page 2

You Would Think Losing $40 Billion Would Be a Resume Killer…

February 28, 2023 4:45 pmFebruary 28, 2023 5:01 pm

Sigh. I wish I could say I was surprised, but President Joe Biden has tapped former California Labor and Workforce Development Agency – which includes the EDD – Secretary Julie Su to become his new Secretary of Labor. While she...

President Biden Nominates Former CA Secretary of Labor Julie Su As Next Labor Secretary

February 28, 2023 12:30 pmFebruary 28, 2023 1:40 pm

The White House confirmed on Tuesday that Deputy Secretary of Labor and former California Secretary of Labor Julie Su is to become the next U.S. Labor Secretary next month following the resignation of current Labor Department head Marty Walsh. Su,...

SB 627: Displaced Workers Retention and Transfer Rights

February 26, 2023 9:46 amFebruary 26, 2023 9:53 am

Senate Bill 627 by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) was introduced to address the issue of displaced workers. SB 627 would add Part 9.7 (commencing with Section 2550) to Division 2 of the Labor Code. Part 9.7 would be titled, “Displaced Worker...

AB 380: Establishes Labor Trafficking Unit

February 24, 2023 12:05 pmFebruary 24, 2023 12:10 pm

Assembly Bill 380 by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) was introduced to establish a Labor Trafficking Unit. AB 380 would add Labor Code Section 107.1. The bill would establish within the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) the Labor Trafficking Unit...

SB 727: Direct Contractors’ Liability Expanded to Include Damages and Penalties

September 27, 2021 5:04 pmSeptember 27, 2021 5:30 pm

On September 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 727 by Sen. Connie Leyva (D-Chino), relating to the liability of direct contractors in this state for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or...

New Budget Trailer Bill Requires the Rehiring of Displaced Workers

April 8, 2021 6:40 pmApril 8, 2021 7:07 pm

On April 8, the Assembly Budget Committee amended Assembly Bill 84 into a new bill to require the rehiring of certain displaced workers. This bill would, until December 31, 2024, require an employer to offer its laid-off employees specified information...

AB 1074 ‘Displaced Janitor and Hotel Workers Opportunity Act’

March 9, 2021 8:11 amMarch 9, 2021 8:22 am

Assembly members Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced Assembly Bill 1074 to address certain displaced workers. The bill would amend Sections 1060 and 1064 of, amend the heading of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 1060) of Part...