Recent Updates

Workplace Discrimination and Harassment (January 2020)

• New protections related to race now include hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.
• Complaints must now be filed within 3 years of the last act of discrimination or harassment.
• New Revision Date of November 2019

Family Care, Medical Leave, & Pregnancy Disability Leave (January 2020)

• Family Care or Medical Leave may be taken for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of employee’s child; for employee’s own serious health condition; for an ill child, parent, or spouse.
• Employers may not deny or interfere with employees’ requests for Pregnancy Disability Leave.
• New Revision Date of December 2019

Transgender Rights in the Workplace (January 2020)

• Discrimination complaints must now be filed within 3 years of an act of discrimination.
• New Revision Date of December 2019

Other changes:
CFRA Leave/PDL – Mar 2019
Minimum Wage – Jan 2019
Workplace Discrimination – Jan 2019
Unemployment/Disability/Paid Family Leave – July 2018
Transgender Rights – July 2018