BILL NUMBER: AB 2261	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Roger Hernández

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act to add Section 98.74 to the Labor Code, relating to
employment.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2261, as introduced, Roger Hernández. Division of Labor
Standards Enforcement: duties.
   Existing law authorizes any person who believes that he or she has
been discharged or otherwise discriminated against in violation of
any law under the jurisdiction of the Labor Commissioner to file a
complaint, as specified, with the Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations,
and requires the commissioner to establish procedures for the
investigation of discrimination complaints.
   This bill would authorize the division to, with or without
receiving a complaint from an employee, commence an investigation,
issue a citation, or bring an action against an employer who
discharges or otherwise discriminates against an individual in
violation of any law under the jurisdiction of the Labor
Commissioner.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 98.74 is added to the Labor Code, immediately
following Section 98.7, to read:
   98.74.  In addition to receiving employee complaints pursuant to
Section 98.7, the division may, with or without receiving a complaint
from an employee, commence an investigation, issue a citation, or
bring an action against an employer who discharges or otherwise
discriminates against an individual in violation of any law under the
jurisdiction of the Labor Commissioner.