AB 48 (Lieber) would
increase California’s minimum wage to $7.25 in 2006, $7.75 in
2007, and provide index increases every year thereafter. AB 48 passed
the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee and is now before
the Senate Appropriations
Committee.
AB 169 (Oropeza) would
mandate damage awards and new civil penalties for pay equity violations
based on gender. This bill is currently is before the Senate Appropriations
Committee.
AB 1310 (Nunez) would
create a detailed notice process that employers would need to precisely
follow in order to utilize severance agreements. AB 1310 is currently
in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
SB 174 (Dunn) would
create new incentives for the filing of “Sue Your Boss”
lawsuits. This bill passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee and is before
the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
SB 300 (Kuehl) would
expand the
California Family Rights Act. SB 300 passed the Assembly Labor and Employment
Committee and is now before the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
