Here are the top workplace-related bills employers should be watching. "As usual, these are not bills that are helpful to employers but instead … increase data or information burdens, require payroll increases, or push back on employer protections." "There are a number of bills that are continuing to make their way through Sacramento that remain problematic for California employers," said Karen Tynan, an attorney with Ogletree Deakins in Sacramento.
Some additional bills that have recently received media attention would provide workplace protections for cannabis users and require large employers to shift to a 32-hour workweek or pay overtime premiums. What's the theme for this year? California lawmakers seem focused on the interaction between workplace technology and employee privacy rights, Kalt observed. Many legislative years seem to have a theme, Kalt noted, such as the focus on sexual-harassment-prevention measures and COVID-19-related employee protections in prior years. "As COVID cases fortunately continue to drop, the California Legislature has removed COVID-enacted limitations on the number of bills being considered, meaning it is business as usual in Sacramento," said Michael Kalt, an attorney with Wilson Turner Kosmo in San Diego.īenjamin Ebbink, an attorney with Fisher Phillips in Sacramento, also noted that 2022 is shaping up to be a "return to normal" for California employment legislation after two down years.
The California Legislature considered fewer bills during the prior two sessions-due to the COVID-19 pandemic-but lawmakers in the state appear to be picking up the pace in 2022, and they are currently reviewing several key bills that would impact the workplace.
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