California Labor Code Archives

General Guidance in Reading the California Labor Code

June 25, 2022 7:02 amJune 25, 2022 7:06 am

California’s statutes are contained in 29 separate codes. The seventeenth alphabetically is the Labor Code. All 29 Codes have general provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. The following are selected general provisions of the Labor Code: Section...

Labor Relations Under the California Constitution

June 1, 2022 11:24 amJune 1, 2022 11:31 am

Labor relations affecting the public and private sectors are contained in Article 14, which was added to the California Constitution by Proposition 14 on the June 8, 1976 ballot. This article contains the following five sections: Section 1 states that...

What Is in California’s Labor Code?

April 7, 2022 5:22 pmApril 7, 2022 5:29 pm

The California Labor Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Labor Code contains 7 Divisions. There are also numerous parts, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The following is a broad overview...

Business Community Launches Private Attorneys General Act Reform Ballot Measure

October 7, 2021 2:30 amOctober 6, 2021 9:31 pm

On October 5, 2021, three major business trade associations, filed a new initiative measure with the Attorney General’s Office for title and summary, the first official step in their effort to place on the November 2022 statewide ballot changes to...

SB 606 Workplace Safety Legislation

September 28, 2021 6:47 amSeptember 28, 2021 7:03 am

On September 27, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 606 by Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), related to workplace safety. Section One amends Section 6317 of the Labor Code to provide that, if an employer has multiple...

Bill to Remove Word “Alien” from State Codes Gathers Support Before Senate Comm. Debates

May 28, 2021 2:55 pm

A bill that would remove the word “alien” from all state codes in favor of current terminology for undocumented immigrants such as “noncitizen,” continued to gather support this week before facing several Senate Committee votes. Assembly Bill 1096, authored by...

AB 5 ‘Fix:’ New Exemptions Added to California’s Independent Contractor Law

September 14, 2020 2:20 pmSeptember 15, 2020 11:31 am

As many are aware, Assembly Bill 2257, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 4 as Chapter 38. As an urgency measure, the statute took effect immediately. AB 2257 repealed Labor Code Section...