An employer needs to know the new laws in the state of California. I am including a summary of laws which may affect your business, if you have five or more employees. (This is not all inclusive but a summary of salient points.)
Leaves of Absence
SB 616, a major expansion of the state’s paid sick leave (PSL) law
The amount of leave employers must provide increases from three days or 24 hours to five days or 40 hours.
SB 848 creates a new leave of absence for an employee’s reproductive loss, requiring employers to provide up to five days of leave for certain reproductive loss events defined in the law.
Covered employers have many new obligations, including developing and implementing a workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP)
Workplace Safety employers to comprehensively address 13 different topics.
SB 553 enacts general industry workplace violence safety requirements that will be applicable to nearly all California employers, under the jurisdiction of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). These requirements have a delayed implementation, taking effect on July 1, 2024
Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Last year’s Cannabis Discrimination law will take effect on January 1, 2024, prohibiting employers from discriminating against an employee or applicant based on the person’s use of cannabis off the job and away from the workplace.
Additionally, employers may not request information from a job applicant about their prior use of cannabis.
AB 636 requires employers to provide information about federal and state emergency declarations applicable to any counties in which employees are employed.
Industry-Specific Laws
AB 1228 establishes the Fast Food Council, which will work to establish minimum wages, working hours and other working conditions for fast food restaurants. The law raises the minimum wage for fast food restaurant employees to $20 per hour beginning April 1, 2024
SB 525L establishes five new minimum wages, including hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, psychiatric and mental health facilities wage schedules for certain health care employees depending on the nature of the employer. This law applies to a wide range of health care facilities, and more.
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