Legislation to prohibit employers from discharging, discriminating or retaliating against employees who are victims of certain offenses for taking time off from work to appear in any court proceeding in which their rights are in issue has been signed by California Governor Jerry Brown (D). Under the new law, employees who are discharged or otherwise discriminated against because they have taken such time off may file a complaint with the state Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and are entitled to reinstatement and reimbursement for lost wages and benefits for violations. The law becomes effective on January 1, 2014.
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