In an effort to address race and gender-based pay gaps, on September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 973 (SB 973) into law. Here is what employers need to know:
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Final Results of CA Legislative Session: Employment Bills Signed Into Law by Newsom
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Yesterday was the last day for Governor Newsom to sign or veto bills that were passed by the Legislature this session. Newsom signed several bills into law that will affect California employers in the coming year. All
California Imposes New Compliance Obligations on Employers
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of the California Legislature for long stretches of time this year. The work of the body continued on, however, and at the end of the session it passed the usual flurry of labor and employment bills and sent them to Governor Newsom.
New Requirements for Corporations’ Statement of Information
On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3075 (“AB 3075”) which expands the information corporations must include in the corporation’s statement of information filed with the California Secretary of State. Specifically, AB 3075, requires a corporation to include whether any officer or any director or in the case
Governor Signs Legislation Extending Exemption from Rest Period Requirements for Safety-Sensitive Employees at Petroleum Facilities
On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2479, which extends until January 1, 2026, the exemption from the rest period requirements for specified employees who hold a safety-sensitive position at a petroleum facility and are required to respond to emergencies. Before the passage of this legislation, the exemption
Expanded Exemptions for Independent Newspaper Carriers
On September 30, 2020, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 323 (“AB 323”), which is intended to support local journalism.
Part of the new law focuses on California’s official advertising, requiring the Department of General Services publish by July 1 each year information relating to payments of placement marketing and outreach
Give Those Rest Break Premiums a Rest Already – Unionized Security Officers May Be Required to Take On-Duty Rest Breaks
On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1512 (“AB 1512”), which for the first time allows employers to require their unionized security officers to take on-duty rest breaks. Historically, employees could agree to take on-duty meal breaks (with certain prerequisites), but the law was silent as to on-duty
Sacramento City and County Now Have COVID-19–Related Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Laws
On September 1, 2020, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors passed the Sacramento County Worker Protection, Health, and Safety Act of 2020. The county appears to have modeled its new law on the City of Sacramento’s own recent Worker Protection, Health, and Safety Act (WPHSA), which the city enacted on
New California Law Mandates Corporate Board Diversity
In the midst of national conversations surrounding racial equity and social justice, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 979 into law on September 30, 2020.
Pay Data Reporting: California is the Tip of the Spear
In a continued effort to reduce gender and racial pay gaps, on September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 973, which creates massive pay reporting requirements for employers. In 2021, certain California employers will be required to submit annual information on its employees’ pay data by
Governor Signs Legislation Extending Period to File a Discrimination or Retaliation Complaint with California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement – Labor Commissioner
On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1947, which extends the period to file a discrimination or retaliation complaint to one year with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) or better known as the Labor Commissioner. Before the passage of this legislation, employees alleging they had
Governor Newsom Signs Law Requiring California Hospitals to Stockpile PPE
On September 29, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2537 (AB 2537), the latest in a series of legislative enactments designed to protect employees from COVID-19 exposures in the workplace. Beginning April 1, 2021, employers in hospital settings will be required to maintain a three-month
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Expanding Paid Family Leave for Employees Who Are Participating in a Qualifying Exigency
Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2399 on September 30, 2020, which extended the definitions for Paid Family Leave under Sections 3302 and 3307 of the Unemployment Insurance Code to include additional coverage for active military members and their families. The existing state Paid Family Leave program provided wage replacement benefits
AB 5 Update: Newspaper Carriers Secure (Another) One-Year Exception
As business owners and members of the labor and employment law community know all too well, California’s AB 5 went into effect on January 1 of this year. The law imposed the “ABC test” for determining whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor.
California Governor Newsom Signs into Law Extension to CCPA Employee Personal Information Exemption, Vetoes Another Privacy Bill
On September 29th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1281, an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) that would extend the current exemption on employee personal information from most of the CCPA’s protections, until January 1 2022. The exemption on employee personal information was slated to