On September 30, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1343 which will lower the number of employees required to trigger mandatory sexual harassment training. Currently, any California employer with 50 or more employees is required to provide at least 2 hours of sexual harassment training to all supervisory employees within 6 months of assuming… Read More
Posts Tagged With: Governor Brown
Governor Brown Signs AB 2770 Making Sexual Harassment Allegations Privileged
On July 9, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2770 which protects both sexual harassment victims and their employers from being sued for libel, slander, or defamation in connection with allegations of sexual harassment. AB 2770 also gives an employer permission to tell a prospective new employer calling for a reference that a former… Read More
Governor Signs SB 396 to Protect Transgender Employees and Combat Discrimination
According to a 2016 study by the Williams Institute at UCLA, there are over 220,000 transgender adults in California. California has just taken a major step towards protecting their employment rights. On October 15, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 396. Known as the “Transgender Work Opportunity Act,” SB 396 makes California the first… Read More
Governor Signs AB 168 Prohibiting Employers From Considering Salary History When Hiring
On October 12, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 168. This new law, which becomes effective on January 1, 2018, will prohibit all employers in California from asking about, or relying on, an applicant’s prior salary history when deciding whether to offer a job and how much to pay. AB 168 will supplement California’s… Read More
Governor Signs SB 63 Requiring Small Businesses to Offer 12 Weeks of Family Leave
Existing California law, known as the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), requires California employers with at least 50 employees to offer an eligible employee up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period (a) for the birth of a child (aka “baby bonding leave”), the adoption of a child, or the placement of a… Read More
Governor Signs AB 450 Prohibiting Employers’ Cooperation with Federal Immigration Officials
On Thursday, October 5, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 450 — and, in the process, put California employers squarely in the middle of the federal immigration debate. Known as the “Immigrant Worker Protection Act,” AB 450 was part of a package of bills signed by the Governor declaring California a “Sanctuary State.” Among… Read More
Governor Brown Signs SB 1063, Broadening the Fair Pay Act to Include Race
California already has the nation’s most progressive fair pay law, known as the “Fair Pay Act.” I blogged about that new law, which was passed in October 2015, here. But now, with Governor Brown recently signing SB 1063, California’s Fair Pay Act is even more expansive. Whereas the original Fair Pay Act was aimed at… Read More
California Employers Cannot Force Employees to Litigate or Arbitrate in Another State
California employment laws are some of the most pro-employee laws in the nation. That’s why so many large California employers, and their clever legal counsel, often try to get California employees to sign employment agreements that prohibit the employee from suing in this state (forcing them, instead, to have to sue in some other state… Read More
Governor Brown Signs AB 2337 Adding Additional Notice Obligations on Employers
Earlier today, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2337, a bill that requires employers with 25 or more employees to provide notice to employees of their right to take protected time off, without threat of termination or retaliation, for domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. This notice must be provided to each employee “at the… Read More
Governor Brown Signs AB 908 Increasing Paid Family Leave Benefits
Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 908 (“AB 908”). This new bill increases the amount of weekly benefits payable to employees who take leave under California’s existing paid family lave law. California’s existing paid family leave law allows an employee to request paid leave to care for a family member with a “serious… Read More
