Labor/Employment
Oct. 14, 2019
Governor signs new workplace arbitration, sexual harassment laws
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signatures will have broad impact on the state’s labor and employment.
Just hours before his deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills Friday that will deeply affect labor and employment in California, but the most far-reaching law is headed for court challenges.
Chief among them is Assembly Bill 51, which prohibits businesses from requiring workers to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of their potential or continuing employment. Authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Die...
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