As the September 14, 2023, deadline to pass bills during the current session of the California Legislature fast approaches, the California Senate and Assembly are considering several employment law bills. Many are likely to pass. Below is a summary of some of the more significant bills.

Any bills timely passed in both legislative houses will move on to the governor’s desk. Governor Newsom will then have until October 14, 2023, to sign the bills into law, approve the bills without signing them, or veto the bills.

Quick Hits

• California employment-related bills in the current legislative session address paid family leave, sick leave, and reproductive loss leave; the definition of a family caregiver; noncompete clauses; the state’s WARN Act; caste discrimination; workplace restraining orders; presumptions of retaliation related to terminations of employment; and the minimum wage for healthcare workers.
• The legislature has until September 14, 2023, to pass bills, and the governor has until October 14, 2023 to sign or approve legislation without his signature.

AB 518—Expansion of Paid Family Leave Benefits

Under Assembly Bill (AB) 518, employees in California can apply to the state for wage replacement benefits when taking time off for certain family care–related events. The benefit is commonly called “paid family leave.” This bill proposes to add benefits for time off to care for a “designated person” who is “the equivalent of a family relationship.”

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