In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber General Counsel, Labor and Employment Bianca Saad and CalChamber Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment Matthew Roberts discuss a new employment law taking effect on January 1, 2026, that affects California employers — the Workplace Know Your Rights Act.

To comply with the new law, California employers have several new obligations. First, employers must proactively give all their employees a Know Your Rights notice, which must cover several categories of information, including:

• The right to workers’ compensation benefits, including disability pay and medical care for work-related injuries and illnesses.
• The right to notice of inspection when immigration agencies notify employers that they will inspect Form I-9s and other documents.
• Constitutional rights, such as when interacting with law enforcement at the workplace, including an employee’s right under the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.
• A list of enforcement agencies that may enforce the rights identified in the notice.

So, although the new required notice doesn’t create any new rights or obligations for employees, employers still are obligated to provide this notice to all employees.

The good news is that the California Labor Commissioner’s Office must create a template notice for employers to use by January 1, 2026. Once the template is available, employers have until February 1, 2026, to provide this...

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