Among the slew of new laws in California, many give companies more responsibilities around preventing workplace bias, such as measures expanding pay transparency and prohibiting discrimination over off-the-clock cannabis use.
The Golden State has continued in 2022 to be a front-runner in promoting progressive employment proposals that are often models for other state legislatures across the country.
Though attorneys who work in the state say this past legislative session in California may have been roughly average in the number of labor and employment laws passed and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), they said the content of these particular measures means outsized new compliance expectations for employers.
“They’re scary signposts for what’s in California’s future,” said Adam Abrahms, a Los Angeles-based attorney with Epstein Becker Green PC. “Most employers are usually sitting around every September wondering if this is the year they need to call a bankruptcy lawyer or business relocator.”
The new laws drew praise from worker advocates for their role in promoting pay equity, combating wage theft, and advancing the concept of sectoral bargaining. But business and industry groups say California employers can’t bear more legal uncertainty while they’re still recovering from the fallout of Covid-19.
Small businesses in particular “are attempting a slow crawl out of the...
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