Highlights

• The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2022.
• In addition to changes among various state labor and employment laws, the minimum wage has increased.
• This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, unless stated otherwise.

The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2022. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, unless stated otherwise.

• AB 1033 (CFRA Leave Expanded to Employee's Care for Parent-In-Law): This bill expands the definition of "parent" under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to now include "parent-in-law." The bill also establishes a pilot mediation program for small employers between five and 19 employees, which makes mediation a requirement before filing a civil Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) lawsuit if mediation is requested by the employer or employee.
• SB 331 (New Restrictions on Employee Nondisclosure/Nondisparagement Clauses): California law previously prohibited covered employee settlement agreements from preventing the disclosure of factual information regarding various sexual harassment claims and allegations. This bill expands this prohibition to extend to all discrimination and harassment (not just sexual harassment). Further, for covered severance, separation and...

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