Quiet 2010 for California Employment Legislation Not Likely to Repeat in 2011
Jonathan Judge | AALRR Labor & Employment Law Blog
January 3, 2011
In 2010, former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed nine out of the eleven employment-related bills we were tracking that made it to his desk for approval. Among the vetoed legislation were bills: limiting the use of credit checks in employee background checks, requiring employers to provide unpaid bereavement leave, increasing damages in minimum wage actions, increasing penalties for failure to pay final wages actions, and removing overtime and meal period exemptions for certain agricultural employees.
With Jerry Brown as Governor, California employers should prepare for a resurgence of employee-friendly legislation on a level not seen since the 2003 legislative session–the last session before Governor Schwarzenegger defeated Governor Gray Davis in the recall election. It would not be surprising to see the Legislature revisit many of the bills vetoed over the last few years in the upcoming legislative session, including those of last year.
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