December
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
November
Labor Contractors
Bill
Senate Bill 1259
Summary
Requires any labor contractor, including a consulting firm, that provides workers in the construction industry to a client employer to certify that the contractor has not charged recruitment fees to the workers, is in compliance with all applicable state and federal labor laws and regulations, and the owners and all employees of the labor contractor engaged in providing workers to client employers have had criminal background checks.
Enacted
11/08/2021
Effective Date
11/08/2021
Topics
Background_checks; Certification; Compliance; Criminal_history; Recordkeeping; Recruitment; Construction_service; Contractor; Unemployment; Wage_payment; Wage_and_hour; Workers_comp; Health; Safety
October
Age Discrimination
Bill
Assembly Bill 681
Summary
Extends protections against age discrimination; deletes a provision permitting a government employer to require retirement when an employee attains a certain age in certain circumstances; deletes a provision that permits employers to refuse to hire persons for the sole reason of being more than 70 years old; provides remedies for claims of being required to retire because of age; repeals a section which permits institutions of higher education to require tenured employees to retire at the age of 70 years.
Enacted
10/05/2021
Effective Date
10/05/2021
Topics
Employee_70_and_over; Retirement; Government; Age; Discrimination
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
Employee Misclassification and Stop Work Order
Bill
Assembly Bill 5890
Summary
Concerns enforcement of employee misclassification and stop-work order Laws.
Enacted
07/08/2021
Effective Date
07/08/2021
Topics
Administrative; Attorney_fees; Attorney_general; Civil_action; Fines; Injunctive_relief; Misclassification; Wage_claims; Wage_theft; Employee; Independent_contract
June
Workers Compensation Judge Retirement
Bill
Senate Bill 758
Summary
Reopens Workers Compensation Judges Part of Public Employees’ Retirement System and requires Workers’ Compensation Judges to be enrolled in Public Employees’ Retirement System; provides that membership of the retirement system shall include Workers’ Compensation Judges of the Division of Workers’ Compensation in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Enacted
06/30/2021
Effective Date
06/30/2021
Topics
Workers_Comp
May
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
April
Employees Of Contractors and Subcontractors Wage Level
Bill
Senate Bill 989
Summary
Concerns prevailing wages and benefits of certain airport and train station workers and amending and supplementing.
Enacted
04/29/2021
Effective Date
04/29/2021
Topics
Prevailing_wage
March
Unemployment Compensation Fund
Bill
Senate Bill 3003
Summary
Concerns contributions to the unemployment compensation fund by employee leasing companies.
Enacted
03/26/2021
Effective Date
01/01/2021
Topics
Unemployment
February
Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement, and Modernization
Bill
Assembly Bill 21
Summary
Relates to the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act; legalizes personal use cannabis for certain adults, subject to State regulation; decriminalizes small amount marijuana and hashish possession; removes marijuana as Schedule I drug.
Enacted
02/22/2021
Effective Date
02/22/2021
Topics
Marijuana; Policy_permitted; Current_employees; Prospective_employee; Cannabis; Marijuana; Cannabis; Drug-free_workplace; Drug_testing; Impairment; Marijuana; Reasonable_suspicion; Work-relate_accident
Marijuana and Hashish Possession
Bill
Assembly Bill 1897
Summary
Provides for certain criminal and civil justice reforms; addresses legal consequences associated with certain marijuana and hashish offenses; raises awareness of available expungement relief.
Enacted
02/22/2021
Effective Date
02/22/2021, 07/01/2022
Topics
Cannabis; Criminal_history; Marijuana
January
Employer Unemployment Taxes
Bill
Assembly Bill 4853
Summary
Reduces or delays increases in employer unemployment taxes related to benefits paid during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic state of emergency.
Enacted
01/04/2021
Effective Date
01/04/2021
Topics
Unemployment
