The California Legislature has departed for the summer recess, but not before continuing to amend and vote on pending bills, thus providing further clarity regarding the bills likely to be enacted into law. Many significant employment bills continue to move forward and have now passed one chamber of the Legislature and made progress through committees in the second chamber. While these bills still may be amended, and there is no guarantee that they will be enacted into law, they have survived another round of the legislative process.

We have identified the “Top Ten” proposed employment law changes that – if enacted– would have the most significant impact on California employers. These bills address hot topics including artificial intelligence, workplace surveillance, and responses to the uptick in federal immigration enforcement actions.