Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not specify a calendar date for when the bill became law, only that it takes effect immediately as an urgency statute.
AB-406: Employment Discrimination for Victims of Violence
This law restores old Labor Code rules about workplace discrimination for events happening on or before December 31, 2024, and moves enforcement power for two specific provisions to the Civil Rights Department.
What This Bill Does
- Reinstates former Labor Code provisions regarding employment discrimination only for actions occurring on or before December 31, 2024.
- Transfers authority over two additional provisions about attending judicial proceedings from the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to the Civil Rights Department.
Who It Names or Affects
- Employees who faced discrimination or retaliation for taking time off due to violence before January 1, 2025
- Employers subject to the reinstated Labor Code provisions
- The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
- The Civil Rights Department
Terms To Know
- Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
- A state agency that previously handled complaints about workplace discrimination for victims of violence under the old rules.
- Civil Rights Department
- The state department now responsible for enforcing specific employment laws, including two provisions related to attending judicial proceedings.
Limits and Unknowns
- This bill only applies to alleged actions or inactions occurring on or before December 31, 2024.
- The official text states the law takes effect immediately as an urgency statute but does not list a specific calendar date for enactment.