By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY
Senior Writer
As pointed out in Part 1 of this two-part series, California legislators sent hundreds of bills proposing new laws to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, 794 of which the governor gave his approval to by signing them into law. Some of these new state laws may have an effect on your everyday life.
Employment
SB 513 – Personnel records must now include education and training records, which must now contain specific details about the training completed.
CLC (California Labor Code) 432.2 – Requires employers with 15 or more employees to include pay scale information in all job postings.
SB 642 – Amends the definition of “pay scale” in the law to require employers to include in all job postings “a good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for a position upon hire.” It also increases the statute of limitations on Equal Pay Act claims from two years to three and clarifies when a cause for action occurs.
CLC 1182.12 – The California Director of Finance must determine on or before Aug. 1 of each year whether to adjust the minimum wage for inflation and, if so, calculate the increase.
Crime
SB 19 – Beginning on Jan. 1, California prosecutors will be better equipped to fully charge individuals who make credible threats of mass violence against persons at a daycare center, school, university, school, workplace, house of worship or medical center. Under the new law, covered communications include any image or threat posted or published on an internet website that will result in death or bodily injury.
SB 41 – Aims to lower prescription drug costs by regulating pharmacy benefit managers, who will be prohibited from charging more for a drug than they reimburse the pharmacy.
Proposition 36 – California’s Three Strikes Law, approved by voters in 2012, is still in effect, with a penalty of 25 years to life.
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