December
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
November
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
October
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
September
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
August
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
July
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
June
Governing Public Works
Bill
Senate Bill 226 (2023)
Summary
Relates to governmental financial administration; provides a declaration of legislative intent regarding the payment of prevailing wages on public works projects; establishes certain requirements relating to certain organizations that partner with certain public bodies for the construction of hospitals, medical education buildings or medical research buildings; requires the payment of prevailing wages on certain leases and lease-purchase and installment-purchase agreements entered into by local government.
Enacted
06/15/2023
Effective Date
06/15/2023
Topics
Industry: Govt_contractor; Wage_and_Hour: Prevailing_wage
Provisions Governing Collective Bargaining
Bill
Assembly Bill 378 (2023)
Summary
Relates to public employees; revises certain deadlines relating to the negotiation, mediation and arbitration of collective bargaining agreements with the Executive Department of the State Government; provides other matters properly relating thereto.
Enacted
06/15/2023
Effective Date
07/01/2023, 07/01/2024
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Wages for Persons With Disabilities
Bill
Assembly Bill 259 (2023)
Summary
Relates to disabilities; requires a provider of jobs and day training services to develop a plan to transition persons earning less than the state minimum wage to earning at least the state minimum wage or pursuing other services and assisting such persons to participate in certain activities; requires a provider of jobs and day training services to submit a report relating to such a plan to the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Enacted
06/15/2023
Effective Date
06/15/2023, 07/01/2024, 01/01/2025, 01/01/2028
Topics
Employment_relations: Disabled_employee; Wage_and_Hour: Minimum_wage, Subminimum_wage
Cannabis
Bill
Senate Bill 195 (2023)
Summary
Relates to cannabis; revises provisions relating to disciplinary action taken by the Cannabis Compliance Board against the holder of a license or registration card issued by the Board; requires the Board to adopt regulations governing the transfer of an ownership interest in a cannabis establishment; revises provisions governing the fees the Board is authorized to charge; requires the Board to adopt regulations governing the charging and collecting of certain fees.
Enacted
06/15/2023
Effective Date
06/13/2023
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Training; Industry: Marijuana
Paid Family Leave for Certain State Employees
Bill
Assembly Bill 376 (2023)
Summary
Relates to state employment; establishes provisions governing paid family leave for certain state employees under certain circumstances; provides other matters properly relating thereto.
Enacted
06/14/2023
Effective Date
06/14/2023, 01/01/2024
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Provisions Related to Employee Misclassification
Bill
Senate Bill 145 (2023)
Summary
Relates to employee misclassification; authorizes the Labor Commissioner to use certain money to pay for additional staff for the Office of the Labor Commissioner; revises provisions relating to the communication between offices of certain state agencies of information relating to employee misclassification; revises the amount of the administrative penalty that may be imposed for certain conduct relating to employee misclassification.
Enacted
06/12/2023
Effective Date
To be determined.
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Fines, Misclassification; Employment_relations: Employee, Independent_contract
May
Employment Wages and Compensation
Bill
Senate Bill 147 (2023)
Summary
Relates to employment; requires the payment of certain wages and compensation to an employee when an employer places the employee on a certain work status; provides other matters properly relating thereto.
Enacted
05/31/2023
Effective Date
07/01/2023
Topics
Employment_relations: Layoff; Wage_Payment: Final_payment
Provisions Governing Public Works
Bill
Assembly Bill 210 (2023)
Summary
Relates to public works; requires a contractor or subcontractor on a public work to provide a worker with written notice of certain information in the primary language of the worker; requires the Labor Commissioner to prepare template forms for such notice; requires a contractor or subcontractor on a public work to provide certain information to workers regarding leave; requires a person found by the Labor Commissioner to have failed to pay prevailing wages to a worker to pay certain damages.
Enacted
05/30/2023
Effective Date
To be determined.
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Backpay, Damages; Employer_Obligations: Notice, Recordkeeping, Terms_and_conditions; Industry: Contractor, Govt_contractor, Subcontractor; Wage_and_Hour: Prevailing_wage
Revises Provisions Relating to Collective Bargaining
Bill
Senate Bill 264 (2023)
Summary
Relates to collective bargaining; revises the provisions relating to the authority of a civilian employee of a Metropolitan Police Department to be a member of an employee organization.
Enacted
05/30/2023
Effective Date
10/01/2023
Topics
Agreements: Collective_bargainin; Industry: Public_employer
April
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
March
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
February
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
January
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
