Our April Legislative Report is now available detailing employment bills pending in Sacramento with potential application to California employers, including bills that would:

• Require employers to offer hours to existing non-exempt employees before hiring new employees (AB 5);
• Prohibit employers from inquiring about salary history during the hiring process (AB 168);
• Require larger employers to collect and publish information about gender pay differences (AB 1209);
• Preclude employers from inquiring about criminal convictions until after a conditional offer of employment (AB 1008);
• Require employers with more than 20 employees to provide up to 12 workweeks of parental leave (SB 63);
• Prohibit employers from responding to federal immigration agency requests or assisting with “immigration worksite enforcement actions” unless certain conditions are met (AB 450);
• Increase to $47,476 the salary threshold level for overtime purposes (AB 1565);
• Prohibit employers from discriminating based on an employee’s reproductive health decisions (AB 569); and
• Enable private employers to grant hiring preferences to veterans (AB 353 and AB 1477).
• Many, many more.