The last two years have been an interesting respite for California employers. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the legislature – just like other businesses – which resulted in abbreviated legislative schedules, fewer bills overall, and employment measures that were focused primarily on pandemic-related issues. Will 2022 be different and see a return-to-normal when it comes to employment legislation in California? While that remains to be seen, the legislature is back in town and February 18 was the deadline to introduce new measures. Based on bill introductions, there are some significant workplace law proposals that extend well beyond COVID-19 issues. California employers should closely monitor these 10 bills.
We aren’t completely past the pandemic when it comes to proposed legislation. The most significant legislation dealing with COVID-19 is a measure that would require most private and public employers to require employees to be vaccinated. AB 1993 would impose a “hard” vaccine mandate (rather than a “vaccine or test” option), meaning all employees would need to be vaccinated by 2023 unless they had a valid medical or religious exemption.
Therefore, while the Biden administration vaccine mandate proposal was tied up in litigation and ultimately withdrawn, California employers may very well be looking at a vaccine mandate on the horizon. Definitely one to watch!
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