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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 723: Displaced Workers

March 22, 2023 3:17 pmMarch 22, 2023 3:20 pm

Senate Bill 723 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) was amended to address displaced workers. SB 723 would amend Labor Code Section 2810.8 which requires certain employers to offer its laid-off employees specified information about job positions that become...

SB 336: Notice of COVID State and Local Guidance

October 5, 2021 10:05 amOctober 5, 2021 10:48 am

On October 4, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 336 by Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa-Bogh (R-Rancho Cucamonga). SB 336 adds and repeals Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 120120) of Part 1 of Division 105 of the Health and...

America’s Frontline Doctors Explain Vaccines & The Law For Employees and Students

May 26, 2021 2:26 amAugust 23, 2021 1:24 pm

California schools, colleges, universities and places of employment are requiring students and employees to show proof of COVID vaccination before they will be allowed to return to school or the workplace. Yet, as California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr....

New ‘Worker Metrics’ Bill Creates ‘Social Compact’ with California Workers

March 20, 2021 8:54 amMarch 20, 2021 8:55 am

On March 18, Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) amended his Assembly Bill 1192 to create a worker metrics program. The bill would add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1415) to Part 4 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. Section...

Employers Dealing with Employees Wearing Political Message Clothing

October 28, 2020 9:37 pmOctober 28, 2020 9:55 pm

California’s Labor Code provides several statutory provisions directed at the regulation of political activities in the workplace. These provisions are found in Division 2 [Employment Regulation and Supervision], Part 3 [Privileges and Immunities], Chapter 5 [Political Affiliations], Sections 1101 –...

California Enacts a Slew of New Employment Laws

October 12, 2020 12:54 pmOctober 12, 2020 3:12 pm

As we have seen over the past decade, California’s Legislature enacted a large number of new labor and employment laws as it concluded its 2020 Legislative Session. The first section of this article looks at some of the key bills...