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A Method of scheduling work that allows employees to work a standard workweek over less
than a five day period with a number of California requirements.
→ Alternative Workweek
The California
___________________________Act,
effective January 1, 1989, applies to
the owners of buildings constructed
prior to 1979. It requires building
owners who know that the building
has asbestos containing
construction
materials to notify co-owners,
employees, lessees, and tenants of
the presence of asbestos in the
building.
→ Asbestos Notification Act
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Requires anti-harassment training every two years for all employees employed by employers
with five or more employees, and all government municipalities.
→ Senate Bill 1343
California passed the
______________________________that
requires any person, agency, or
organization that is doing business in
California to notify any affected
persons should such a database
breach occur.
→ California Database Protection Act of 2003
Requires employers with 50 or more
employees to provide 12 weeks of
leave for bonding with a newborn or
adopted child, caring for a family
member with a serious health
condition, and/or caring for the
employee's own serious health
condition.
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→ California Family Rights Act
Sets and enforces rules for wages,
deductions, vacation, jury/witness
duty, meal and rest periods, temporary
military leave, the workweek, minors,
employee access to personnel files,
discrimination, exempt status,
independent contractors and more.
→ California Labor Commissioner
Protects only certain defined trade secrets, that is information, including a formula, pattern,
compilation, program, device, method, technique or process that derives independent
economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other
persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and is the subject of efforts
that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
→ California Uniform Trade Secrets Act
California Continuation of Benefits Replacement Act requires California Insurance carries and
HMOs to provide COBRA like coverage for employees of smaller employers (2-19
employees) not subject to COBRA.
→ Cal-COBRA
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California Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides assistance to employers
and workers about workplace safety and health issues in California approved by Fed OSHA.
→ Cal/OSHA
California has a similar law to the
federal WARN act that provides more
protection than the federal law. The law is employers must provided 60 days notices to
employees when they will be affected by a plan closure or mass layoff. Cal WARN applies to
employers with a commercial or industrial facility that has employed 75 or more individuals in
the preceding 12 months. It requires employers to include part-time as well as full-time
employees. Cal WARN also requires written record providing why the closure was necessary
and an affidavit signed under penalty of perjury.
→ Cal WARN
Settles wage claims on behalf of
workers for claims of unpaid wages,
overtime, or vacation pay.
→ Wage Claim Adjudication
Also referred to as the Labor
Commissioner ensures all employees
are appropriately paid for the work
that they complete within the State of
California.
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