Executive Summary: California has passed a number of employment laws this year, including a requirement for employers to disclose pay scale information in any job advertisements; expansion of employees’ leave care rights; protections for cannabis users; and expansion of the state’s consumer privacy act as applied to employers. These new laws, most of which go into effect January 1, 2023, are expected to have a significant impact on employers operating in California. Below is a brief overview of the most notable new laws affecting businesses in California.

As we’re now racing toward the end of the year, employers should be aware of a number of new California laws going into effect in 2023. The new laws cover a wide range of areas in employment, including hiring, leaves of absences, drug abuse policies, and privacy. They include:

• AB 1041 – The state’s California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and paid sick leave law will be expanded to allow employees to take leave to care for “designated persons.” The expanded right is similar to certain preexisting local paid sick leave ordinances, which had allowed employees to use paid sick leave to care for a non-family member or significant other.
• AB 1949 – Up to five days of bereavement leave must now be provided upon the death of a family member, including a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, domestic partner or parent-in-law.
• AB 152 – Originally due to expire on September 30, 2022, the right to use 2022 COVID-19...

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