Later this month, we will report on all the new employment-related laws that California has enacted for 2024. However, this article focuses on the bills that Newsom vetoed. Some of these are a bit of a surprise.

• SB 799: This bill would have required the EDD to treat employees who are on strike as eligible for unemployment. Many labor law attorneys, including the author of this article, anticipated that Newsom would sign this bill and allow California to join New York and New Jersey, as states that require UI benefits be paid to striking workers. However, Newsom vetoed the bill and indicated that the EDD did not have the finances to expand UI benefits to striking workers. The unions are very disappointed in Newsom for this veto.
• SB 403: This bill would have outlawed caste discrimination in the workplace by adding caste to the list of categories covered in California’s housing, education, and employment discrimination laws. Late last week, Governor Newsom vetoed this bill, claiming it was unnecessary. This bill was pushed very aggressively by the Southeast Asian community because they believe that caste discrimination in the workplace is commonplace in their communities.
• SB 731: This bill would have required employers to give 30 days advance written notice before requiring an employee who is working from home to return to the facility/office. Governor Newsom stated that he refused to sign the bill because it would impose an inflexible 30-day advance notice requirement...

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