Wilson Turner Kosmo's May 2017 Legislative Report is now available detailing employment bills pending in Sacramento with potential application to California employers, including bills that would:

• Prohibit employers from inquiring about salary history during the hiring process (AB 168);
• Require larger employers to collect and publish information about gender pay differences (AB 1209);
• Preclude employers from inquiring about criminal convictions until after a conditional offer of employment (AB 1008);
• Require employers with more than 20 employees to provide up to 12 workweeks of parental leave (SB 63);
• Prohibit employers from responding to federal immigration agency requests or assisting with “immigration worksite enforcement actions” unless certain conditions are met (AB 450);
• Increase to $47,476 the salary threshold level for overtime purposes (AB 1565);
• Prohibit employers from discriminating based on an employee’s reproductive health decisions (AB 569);
• Expand the Labor Commissioner’s powers when investigating retaliation complaints, including to order pre-determination injunctive relief (SB 306);
• Enable private employers to grant hiring preferences to veterans (AB 353); and
• Impose new rules regarding payment of gratuities (AB 1099).
• Many, many more.