LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - House of Origin Deadline

The end of May brought the first half of the legislative year, known as the House of Origin Deadline, to a close. The deadline brought some good news and bad news for businesses around the state. 

AB 2841 (Gonzalez Fletcher) which would have expanded California’s mandatory paid sick leave law from 3 days to 5 days was "held under submission" in the Assembly Appropriations, essentially killing the bill for the year. AB 2069 (Bonta) which would have required employers to reasonably accommodate the medical use of cannabis was also killed in Assembly Appropriations.

AB 2613 (Reyes) died on the last night of the house of origin deadline. The bill would have imposed personal liability on individuals working for a business for unintentional wage and hour violations, even though they may not have any authority over the payment of wages.

However, as to be expected, several pieces of legislation that will increase burdens on business continued to move forward. The worst of these bills, AB 3080 (Gonzalez Fletcher) would prohibit arbitration agreements made as a precondition of employment for any claims under the Labor code or FEHA, increasing court costs for businesses and low wage workers.

CTA worked with a coalition of various business interests from across the state to defeat AB 2841, AB 2069, and AB 2613. CTA will continue to fight against legislation that hurts jobs and makes doing business in California more burdensome.