New California Laws Affecting Private Employers in 2013

Author: Melissa Burdorf, XpertHR Legal Editor

In 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed 876 bills into law - several of which directly impact employers and HR professionals in the Golden State.

These new laws and regulations include:

Greater access for current and former employees and their representatives to some of their personnel records, including penalties for employers that do not provide covered records within the short time periods set by the new law;
New requirements for employees' wage statements (pay stubs), including increased exposure to class action lawsuits for noncompliance;
An expansion of employees' religious discrimination protections, and prohibitions on employer actions;
The new requirement for written commission agreements;
Revised Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) pregnancy and disability regulations; and
San Jose's new minimum wage law.

To help understand California's most significant new employment laws and what HR must do to comply, XpertHR is sponsoring a free webcast on January 31, 2013 by XpertHR contributors Chris Cobey and Matt Ruggles of Littler, the largest labor and employment law firm in the world that exclusively represents management.

The speakers will also offer their thoughts on what to expect from the California Legislature, and from Congress and the federal agencies, in 2013.

Registration is free and registrants can receive one HRCI recertification credit.