Under the newly enacted "Workplace Know Your Rights Act," California Senate Bill (SB) 294, employers are required to provide to each California employee a standalone written notice explaining a long list of workers' rights. The notice must be distributed on or before Sunday, February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, as well as to all new employees at the time of hire. The California Labor Commissioner has now provided a template notice in English and Spanish, with plans to offer translations in other languages soon.

What Does the Notice Say?

Employers can use the template notice provided by the Labor Commissioner or their own notice so long as the notice contains a description of workers' rights in each of the following areas:

• Right to notice of an I-9 inspection by immigration agencies;
• Protection against unfair immigration practices;
• Constitutional rights when interacting with law enforcement in the workplace;
• Union organizing rights; and
• Right to workers' compensation benefits.

The notice must also contain:

• A description of new laws or legal developments affecting workplace rights that the Labor Commissioner determines to be material and necessary; and
• A list of enforcement agencies that may enforce the rights described in the notice.

The Labor Commissioner's template notice satisfies all the statutory requirements and may safely be used by employers that choose not to create their own notice.

When and How Must Employers Provide the Notice?

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