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AB-1697 • 2026

Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.

Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.

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Sponsor
Kalra
Last action
Official status
Senate - Third Reading
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.

AB 1697, as amended, Kalra.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 1697, as amended, Kalra.
  • Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.
  • Existing law generally prohibits an employment contract from requiring a worker to pay certain penalties, fees, costs, or debts related to employment or education if the worker’s employment or work relationship terminates, as provided.
  • Existing law provides that a contract that is unlawful under that prohibition is void and contrary to public policy as a restraint of engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business.

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Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Third Reading

Official Summary Text

Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.