By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY
Senior Writer
Employment
SB 998 – Increases protections for independent contractors by requiring workers be paid on or before the date specified in their contract, or no later than 30 days after completion of services if no date is specified.
SB 1105 – Allows agricultural workers to use paid sick days to prevent the effects of working outdoors in dangerous conditions such as smoke or extreme heat.
AB 2123 – Allows employees to use paid family leave without having to use vacation hours first.
AB 2499 – Expands the definition of paid sick leave to include when an employer’s family member is a victim of violence or the threat of violence, allowing employees to use sick leave to help family members obtain a restraining order or seek out services related to domestic violence or assault.
AB 399 – California employers can no longer discharge, discriminate or retaliate against or threaten to carry out such actions because an employer refused to attend any employer-sponsored meeting related to religious matters, political matters or matters related to the decision to support or not support a labor organization.
SB 1100 – Prohibits employers from requiring a valid driver’s license, unless essential for the job.
Firearms
AB 2917 – Threats directed toward a group or location will be permissible in court when deciding whether to issue a restraining order to prohibit a person from purchasing or possessing a firearm or ammunition.
AB 574 – Mandates that the register or record of sale include an acknowledgment by the purchaser or transferee that they have, within the last 39 days, confirmed possession of every firearm that they own or possess.
AB 1483 – Eliminates an existing private party transaction exemption from the prohibition on one firearm purchase within a 30-day period.
AB 1598 – Requires licensed firearm dealers to provide safety pamphlets to purchasers and transferees, as well as those being loaned a firearm. The pamphlet will have information on the risks of bringing a firearm into the home, including the increased risk of death to someone in the household by suicide, homicide or unintentional injury.
Housing
SB 450 – Requires local governments to drop certain zoning requirements to make it easier for homeowners to divide their home into as many as four separate units.
SB 1345 – Makes it easier for cities to build tiny homes for homeless residents.
AB 2347 – Gives tenents10 business days to respond to eviction notices, up from five.
Health
SB 729 – Requires insurance companies to cover IVF. Access will also be expanded to LGBTQ+ families.
AB 2515 – Bans the sale of tampons and other menstrual products that contain potentially toxic chemicals.
AB 1902 – Requires pharmacies to provide accessible prescription labels to people who are blind, have low vision or are print disabled.
AB 2475 – Allows the state to increase the time it can hold people in mental hospitals for treatment from five days to 30 days after a judge determines they need to be released.
Money
Prop 32 – In last month’s general election, voters narrowly rejected Proposition 32, which would have increased California’s minimum wage to $18 an hour for large and medium-sized ermployers and $17 an hour for small employers with 25 or fewer employees. Based on the Consumer Price Index, the minimum wage for California will be set at $16.50 an hour, up from $16.
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