Governor Newsom signed more than a dozen bills this year that expand and modify employer obligations, including employee notice, pay reporting, family leave, and personnel file requirements, while vetoing measures like the "No Robo Bosses Act", SB 7 (regulating use of automated decision systems) and AB 1136 (providing for immigration-related leave). We review new laws signed by the Governor below, and recommend that clients with workers in California review and update their policies to prepare for these changes. Unless stated otherwise, these laws take effect January 1, 2026.
What It Does. Under SB 294 or the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, employers in California will be required to provide a standalone written notice to each current employee of certain workers' rights, on or before February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. The notice will need to include, among other things, information about workers' compensation benefits, notice requirements related to inspections conducted by an immigration agency, protection against unfair immigration-related practices, the right to organize a union or engage in concerted activity in the workplace, and constitutional rights when interacting with law enforcement at the workplace. The Labor Commissioner will provide on its website a template notice by January 1, 2026. The notice must be provided in a manner the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information. An employer...
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