Employment relationship
State-specific laws
What state-specific laws govern the employment relationship?
The sources of California employment law are numerous, including a number of statutory codes and administrative regulations. California’s anti-discrimination and disability accommodation law is the Fair Employment and Housing Act. The California Labor Code contains expansive laws governing wages, working conditions, worker’s compensation, employment relations, among others. The Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders contain additional wage and hour requirements for employees in specific industries. Employee leave laws include the California Family Rights Act and pregnancy disability leave laws. Article 1 section 1 of the California Constitution provides all citizens with privacy, and this extends to employees. The Cal-WARN Act adds certain protections to employees in the event of mass layoffs, relocations, or plant closings.
Who do these cover, including categories of workers?
The Fair Employment and Housing Act covers an employee, an applicant, or a person providing services pursuant to a contract (Cal. Govt. Code § 12940). The meaning of “person providing services pursuant to a contract” has been interpreted broadly to also include contract workers and employees of an independent contractor (Hirst v. City of Oceanside, 236 Cal. App. 4th 774 (2015)). Volunteers and unpaid interns are now also protected under the act from discrimination and harassment (Cal....
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