BILL NUMBER: AB 2895	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  934
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 19, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 14, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 12, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Shelley

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2002

   An act to amend Section 232 of, and to add Section 232.5 to, the
Labor Code, relating to private employment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2895, Shelley.  Private employment:  working conditions.
   Existing law provides that an employer may not require that an
employee refrain from disclosing the amount of his or her wages,
require an employee to sign a waiver denying him or her the right to
disclose the amount of his or her wages, or discharge, formally
discipline, or otherwise discriminate against an employee, for job
advancement, who discloses the amount of his or her wages.
   This bill would eliminate the requirement that the discharge,
formal discipline, or discrimination must be for job advancement.
   This bill would also provide for identical protections relating to
disclosure of information about the employer's working conditions.



THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 232 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
   232.  No employer may do any of the following:
   (a) Require, as a condition of employment, that an employee
refrain from disclosing the amount of his or her wages.
   (b) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that
purports to deny the employee the right to disclose the amount of his
or her wages.
   (c) Discharge, formally discipline, or otherwise discriminate
against an employee who discloses the amount of his or her wages.
  SEC. 2.  Section 232.5 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
   232.5.  No employer may do any of the following:
   (a) Require, as a condition of employment, that an employee
refrain from disclosing information about the employer's working
conditions.
   (b) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document that
purports to deny the employee the right to disclose information about
the employer's working conditions.
   (c) Discharge, formally discipline, or otherwise discriminate
against an employee who discloses information about the employer's
working conditions.
   (d) This section is not intended to permit an employee to disclose
proprietary information, trade secret information, or information
that is otherwise subject to a legal privilege without the consent of
his or her employer.