California employers must comply with at least 10 new or amended employment laws; most will take effect Jan. 1
QUICK SUMMARY: New or amended employment laws will take effect in California in the new year. Most of them will take effect Jan. 1 and require employers to take steps to comply with the laws. In this article, CDA's analysts summarize the laws, provide "employer actions" and include links to relevant member-only resources to assist dentists' compliance.
Dentists in California will have to comply with new and amended employment laws in 2026, including a higher minimum wage (and local wage increases for some counties) and a law that strengthens protections for public and private-sector employees when federal labor agencies do not enforce National Labor Relations Act rights.
One law that expands job-protected employee paid sick leave and safe leave took effect Oct. 1 as an urgency statute. Eight laws will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and one law will take effect in 2028. The laws impact employers of all sizes.
CDA’s analysts compiled and reviewed this list of laws, provided summaries and required “employer actions” and included relevant member-only resources to assist compliance.
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