Happy New Year, New Laws 2024
Happy New Year 2024! The new year brings new employment laws, posters and employment notices for employers. So, grab your favorite winter espresso drink (better make it two shots), and spend some time reviewing the new developments.
Some of the new 2024 updates that employers should already be prepared for, include:
- Paid sick leave expansion, including an updated wage theft notice;
- New leave of absence for employees who suffer reproductive loss events, such as a miscarriage;
- Protection from discrimination on the basis of cannabis use off the job and away from the worksite;
- Local ordinance updates including new local minimum wage rates; and
- Other additional areas affected by new laws, regulations and court decisions.
January 1 is not the only deadline employers needed to be worried about; several new laws go into effect later this year, including:
- California’s new general industry workplace violence prevention standard, effective July 1, 2024.
- Industry-specific minimum wage laws for fast food and health care workers, effective April 1, 2024, and June 1, 2024, respectively.
CalChamber’s employment law experts have updated HRCalifornia’s library, forms, checklists and tools with the new changes. Look for the flags that indicate new 2024 laws or important court rulings.
Employers can also learn about the new requirements directly from CalChamber’s compliance experts during our annual January Employment Law Updates. The two in-person events are held in:
- Santa Clara from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m on January 11, 2024; and
- Costa Mesa from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m on January 18, 2024.
Finally, be sure your California and Federal Labor Law posters, wage order and pamphlets are updated for 2024. Four employment notices were updated for January 1 as well as all the wage order postings and two required pamphlets.
James W. Ward, J.D., Employment Law Subject Matter Expert/Legal Writer and Editor, CalChamber
CalChamber members can read the comprehensive What’s New for 2024 updates in the HR Library. Not a member? Learn more about how HRCalifornia can help you.