California Employer’s Legal Update: Summary of New Laws Effective January 1, 2024

Following our annual Employment Law Update webinars for Private Sector and Non-Profit Employers, and Public Entity Employers, our Labor & Employment Team provides a summary of their 2024 Employment Law Update detailing new and evolving laws for all types of employers.

This 2024 Employment Law Update covers the following new laws effective January 1, 2024:

• Reproductive Loss Leave for Employees (SB 848) by Nadia Bermudez
• Federal Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act
• Paid Sick Leave Now At Least 5 Days (SB 616)
• Minimum Wage
• Workplace Violence Prevention Program (SB 553)
• Presumption of Retaliation (SB 497)
• Increased Minimum Wage for Health Care Workers (SB 525)
• Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase (AB 1228)
• Food Handler Cards (SB 476)
• Ban on Noncompete Agreements & Notice Requirements (SB 699, AB 1076) by Suzanne Roten
• Arbitration Enforcement (SB 365)
• Off-Duty Cannabis Use & Drug Test Results (AB 2188 & SB 700) by Neha Shah
• Enforcement of Labor Code Violations (AB 594)