[US] New California State law requires annual workplace rights notice

In the US, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) has issued a reminder to employers about a new state law, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, which requires that they provide workers with clear information about their workplace rights every year, DIR reports.

The new law came into effect on January 1 and requires employers to provide annual notice to workers by February 1 explaining key rights under California’s labour laws. The written notice must be provided to all workers, regardless of their immigration status, and shared through common methods such as email, text message, or in person, in languages ordinarily used at the workplace.

The new annual notice reportedly exceeds existing workplace posting requirements by ensuring that workers receive additional information about their rights. While the required posting must still be maintained, the new annual notice is designed to increase awareness by delivering this information directly from employers to workers. 

Under the law, the notice must include information explaining workers’ rights related to retaliation, workers’ compensation, protections against unfair immigration-related practices, the right to organise or act together with co-workers, emergency contact notification, and interactions with law enforcement at the workplace.

Lilia García-Brower - California Labor Commissioner - said, “California continues to lead the nation in protecting all workers, regardless of immigration status. But those protections mean little if workers do not know their rights. This new law makes those protections real by requiring employers to provide that information every year, strengthening our commitment to educating and empowering workers across the state.”

Source: DIR

(Link and quote via original reporting)

In the US, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) has issued a reminder to employers about a new state law, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, which requires that they provide workers with clear information about their workplace rights every year, DIR reports.

The new law came into effect on January 1 and requires employers to provide annual notice to workers by February 1 explaining key rights under California’s labour laws. The written notice must be provided to all workers, regardless of their immigration status, and shared through common methods such as email, text message, or in person, in languages ordinarily used at the workplace.

The new annual notice reportedly exceeds existing workplace posting requirements by ensuring that workers receive additional information about their rights. While the required posting must still be maintained, the new annual notice is designed to increase awareness by delivering this information directly from employers to workers. 

Under the law, the notice must include information explaining workers’ rights related to retaliation, workers’ compensation, protections against unfair immigration-related practices, the right to organise or act together with co-workers, emergency contact notification, and interactions with law enforcement at the workplace.

Lilia García-Brower - California Labor Commissioner - said, “California continues to lead the nation in protecting all workers, regardless of immigration status. But those protections mean little if workers do not know their rights. This new law makes those protections real by requiring employers to provide that information every year, strengthening our commitment to educating and empowering workers across the state.”

Source: DIR

(Link and quote via original reporting)