As we reach the mid-point of the roaring twenties, it is never too late to consider some new and old employment law issues confronting employers. The following is a brief reminder of issues employers might have to deal with in the coming year.
New “Know Your Rights” Notice
On or before February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, employers must provide current employees with a workplace rights notice, a copy of which can be found here: www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Know-Your-Rights-Notice/Know-Your-Rights-Notice-English.pdf. The notice must also be provided to new hires starting February 1.
Employers must provide the notice in the language usually used to communicate employment-related information to the employee and which the employee understands, if the language is available as a template notice provided by the Labor Commissioner. The Labor Commissioner has already posted model notices in English and Spanish. Versions in Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi will soon be posted.
The annual notice to employees covers seven categories of information, which include information about workers’ compensation, the right to notice of an I-9 inspection by immigration agencies, protection against unfair immigration-related practices, constitutional rights when interacting with law enforcement in the workplace, labor organizing rights, a description of new laws affecting workplace rights, and a list of the enforcement agencies that may enforce the underlying rights in...
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