https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/governor-browns-vetoes-of-labor-legislation-in-2018
Today’s post and podcast looks at some of Governor Jerry Brown’s vetoes of labor bills from the 2018 legislative session.
While this series of posts has focused on bills that became law, there were a number of significant labor and employment law related bills that were vetoed by Governor Brown that merit discussion. I
AB 3249 enacted a new State Bar Act for the state of California.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/ab-3249
The bill amended over one hundred sections of California’s Business and Professions Code, as well as numerous sections of the Civil Code, the Government Code, the Insurance Code, and the Revenue and Taxation Code to
SB 1208 concerns rules for judicial emergencies.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/sb-1208
SB 1208 was authored by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and was signed in to law by Governor Jerry Brown on August 24, 2018 as Chapter 201. It took place January 1, 2019. The law creates new authority for the
SB 954 concerns new requirements imposed on attorneys in mediation proceedings.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/sb-954
Except in the case of class actions, SB 954 requires an attorney, representing an individual who participates in the mediation, to provide his or her client with a printed disclosure that contains certain confidentiality restrictions that apply
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/sb-1300
Senate Bill 1300 was signed into law on September 30, 2018 as Chapter 955 and went into effect on January 1, 2019. The bill both adds and amends several sections of California’s Government Code and addresses the severe or pervasive standard for litigating sexual harassment claims. SB 1300 also prohibits employers from requiring employees
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/sb-1343
Senate Bill 1343 was signed into law on September 30 as Chapter 956. It reduces the threshold requiring employers to provide employees with sexual harassment training from employers with 50 or more employees to employers with just 5 or more employees – including non-supervisorial, temporary, and seasonal employees.
The bill also requires the Department
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/ab-3109
AB 3109 from the 2018 California legislative session concerns limiting certain types of contract waivers.
Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 3109 by State Assemblymember Mark Stone on September 30. It is Chapter 959 and went into effect on January 1, 2019. This new law renders unenforceable any provision in a contract or settlement
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/sb-1155
Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1155 by State Senator Ben Hueso on September 27 as Chapter 852. The bill revises the provision of law for language interpreters in small claims court. It also attempts to expand language access to limited English-proficient parties while in small claims court.
The Assembly repealed the section of
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/sb-224
Senate Bill 224 deals with sexual harassment. Governor Brown signed SB 224 by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson on September 30, as Chapter 951. The bill adds investors, elected officials, lobbyists, directors, and producers to the list of examples of relationships that are covered by Civil Code Section 51.9. Civil Code Section 51.9 imposes civil
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/sb-1412
Senate Bill 1412 from the 2018 legislative session provides a new rule for employers in considering prior convictions. Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 1412 by State Senator Steve Bradford on September the 30th. It was Chapter 987.
Basically, the bill requires employers to only consider convictions that are relevant to the job which applicants