{"id":6978,"date":"2024-10-09T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=6978"},"modified":"2026-06-24T03:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:14:14","slug":"new-california-employment-laws-2024","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/new-california-employment-laws-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New California employment laws 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile lnrs-hide-block-on-desktop is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-23777fc9 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by: <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-396749221673b8ac7695565b15cd4cd4 wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/author\/emily-scace\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Emily Scace<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-23777fc9 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lnrs-hide-block-on-desktop is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e2981758 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_28 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/new-california-employment-laws-2024\/\" data-a2a-title=\"New California employment laws 2024\"><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployment-law-updates%2Fnew-california-employment-laws-2024%2F&amp;linkname=New%20California%20employment%20laws%202024\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployment-law-updates%2Fnew-california-employment-laws-2024%2F&amp;linkname=New%20California%20employment%20laws%202024\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployment-law-updates%2Fnew-california-employment-laws-2024%2F&amp;linkname=New%20California%20employment%20laws%202024\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployment-law-updates%2Fnew-california-employment-laws-2024%2F&amp;linkname=New%20California%20employment%20laws%202024\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to recent measures involving <a href=\"https:\/\/hrcenter.us.brightmine.com\/news\/california-halts-employers-right-to-require-pto-before-paid-family-leave\/53429\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paid family leave and vacation time<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hrcenter.us.brightmine.com\/news\/california-becomes-latest-state-to-ban-captive-audience-meetings\/53425\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">captive audience meetings<\/a>, several other new bills will affect employers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/guides-how-to\/california-employment-law\/\">California<\/a> beginning in January 2025. The bills address discrimination, language in job advertisements and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Discrimination-Amendments\">Discrimination amendments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several bills alter various provisions in California&#8217;s antidiscrimination laws. Specifically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1137&amp;showamends=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S.B. 1137<\/a> amends the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to specify that intersectional discrimination and harassment &#8211; that is, discrimination or harassment based on a combination of two or more protected characteristics &#8211; is prohibited. Declaring that &#8220;where two or more bases for discrimination or harassment exist, they cannot be neatly reduced to distinct components,&#8221; the bill aims to address the &#8220;amplified forms of prejudice and harm&#8221; that can result when &#8220;different forms of inequality operate together.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A.B. 1815<\/a> modifies the definition of race under the Unruh Civil Rights Act to specify that it covers traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. The existing definition covers traits &#8220;historically associated&#8221; with race.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S.B. 1340<\/a>, an anti-preemption bill, specifies that FEHA does not prohibit cities, counties and other political subdivisions of the state from enforcing local anti-discrimination laws as long as the enforcement meets certain requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Leave-for-Victims-of-Crime-and-Violence\">Leave for victims of crime and violence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2499&amp;showamends=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A.B. 2499<\/a> expands the scope of the state&#8217;s employment protections for victims of crime, abuse and other acts of violence. Leave under the Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act (HWHFA) will be allowed for victims of qualifying acts of violence, regardless of whether anyone is arrested, prosecuted or convicted of a crime. Employees may also use the leave if a family member is a victim. Amendments also impact the duration of leave, covered family members, notice requirements and other provisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Driver's-License-Requirements\">Driver&#8217;s license requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S.B. 1100<\/a> prohibits California employers from including a statement in a job advertisement, posting, application or other material that an applicant must have a driver&#8217;s license unless the employer reasonably believes that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Driving will be one of the job functions for the position; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Satisfying that job function using an alternative form of transportation &#8211; such as a rideshare service, taxi, carpooling, biking or walking &#8211; 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