This year's legislative session in California was busy, and 2024 could be even more hectic. Here are 10 employment-related bills that could reappear next year after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed them this year.
AB 331
AB 331 would have regulated all uses of automated decision-making tools, said Chris Micheli, principal at Aprea & Micheli Inc. in Sacramento, Calif., during the Oct. 18 SHRM webcast "California Workplace Policy 2023 Legislative Recap & 2024 Look Ahead."
This bill would have prohibited AI tools that result in discrimination under 18 protected classes.
"Too many employers are not yet fully realizing that long-standing nondiscrimination law is applicable even in the very new context of AI-driven employment selection tools," said Jim Paretti, an attorney with Littler in Washington, D.C. He told SHRM Online that an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance issued earlier this year was a "wake-up call to employers."
AB 509
AB 509 would have exempted from personal income tax $5,250 of employer loan repayments for student loans for two years, Micheli said.
AB 524
AB 524 proposed making family caregiver status a protected class under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
Had Newsom signed the bill, family caregiver status would have been the 19th protected category under FEHA.
Newsom vetoed AB 524 because of its call for "special accommodations," rather than reasonable accommodation, Micheli noted. Micheli said there were other...
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