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California Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs a Few Last-Minute Laws Impacting Employers, Vetos Most Others

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Littler Mendelson

A flurry of eleventh-hour legislative activity in the state of California has resulted in the passage of a handful of state laws impacting private sector employers, and the veto of nearly half of all labor and employment-related bills passed by the state Legislature this year.  In an attempt to force state lawmakers to enact reforms concerning the management of California water resources, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger held off on signing/vetoing nearly 700 bills until the last day possible.

As a result, private-sector employers in California need to concern themselves with only a few new measures that will take effect on January 1, 2010.  For example, one new law will create a right to an unpaid leave of absence for some employees who are members of the California Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.  Other bills passed this session will impact:  owners or operators of agricultural production, processing and handling facilities; car wash employers; talent agents; applicants for a farm labor contractor license; and garment manufacturers.

California laws that were vetoed this term include SB 242, a bill that would have expanded workplace protections and remedies available to California employees for speaking a language other than their primary language, and AB 793, a law that would have expanded opportunities for claims and increased damages for employees alleging gender-based pay discrimination.

For a more detailed description of the measures passed and rejected in California this session, continue reading DYSFUNCTION JUNCTION:  What the State Capital Produced for California Private Sector Employers in 2009 by Christopher E. Cobey.

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