In the October edition of The Essentials, we summarize key provisions of California employment laws that took effect in 2024 and those that will take effect in 2025. Where our team previously published alerts on a particular law, we link those alerts below. AB-594: State Prosecution for California Labor Code (Labor Code) Violations The Essentials—California Employment Law Update For 2024 | HUB | K&L Gates (klgates.
com) AB-1228: Fast Food Act Update The Essentials—California Employment Law Update For 2024 | HUB | K&L Gates (klgates.com) AB-2011: Expansion of the Existing Small-Employer Family Leave Mediation Program California Government Code (Government Code) section 12945.21 created a small-employer family leave mediation pilot program for the resolution of alleged violations of family care as well as medical and bereavement leave.
The program requires the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) to initiate the mediation within 60 days following a request, prohibits an employee from pursuing a civil action, and tolls the statute of limitations (including for all related claims not subject to mediation) from the date of receipt of the request to participate in the program until the mediation is complete or the mediation is deemed unsuccessful. AB-2011 expands the program to include allegations regarding reproductive loss leave and extends the program indefinitely. The pilot program is scheduled to expire on 1 January 2025.
AB-2288: Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Am.