California Labor Commissioner Publishes Template Workplace Know Your Rights Act Notice to be Provided to Employees by February 1, 2026
Consistent with legislation enacted in 2025, employers must provide employees with a Workplace Know Your Rights Act Notice on or before February 1, 2026. The Labor Commissioner has now published the template notice, which is available in both English and Spanish for employers to distribute. Additional languages will be added in the future. Employers must also provide employees with an opportunity, on or before March 30, 2026, to designate an emergency contact and to indicate whether that contact should be notified in the case of an arrest or detention while working and/or at the worksite.
California Civil Rights Department Publishes Model Form Notice Regarding Rights of Employees Who Are, or Whose Family Members Are, Victims and/or Survivors of Violence Along with Additional Resources
Consistent with the changes that went into effect on January 1, 2025, pursuant to California Assembly Bill 2499, the California Civil Rights Department has published its model form notice related to victims and survivors of qualifying acts of violence. California employers’ obligation to post and distribute this notice became effective with the state’s July 1, 2025 publication. This week’s legal update provides information about how to access that model form notice, employer obligations to post and distribute it to employees, and additional resources provided to employers and employees.