BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2337 (Burke) - As Amended April 20, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires an employer to inform each employee of his or
her rights under current law to take time off from work if the
employee is a victim of domestic violence. Specifically, this
bill:
1)Requires employers to provide these rights in writing to new
employees upon hire and to other employees upon request.
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2)Requires the Labor Commissioner to develop and post online, a
form that an employer may use to comply with the notice
requirements of the bill. Requires the form to set forth the
rights and duties of employers and employees in clear and
concise language. If an employer elects not to use the form
developed by the Labor Commissioner, the notice provided by
the employer to the employee is required to be substantially
similar in content and clarity to the form developed by the
Labor Commissioner.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor/absorbable costs to the Labor Commissioner to develop the
form as specified and post on their website.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, despite the provisions and
protections of current law, many employees are still
uninformed about their worker rights when it comes to domestic
violence. This bill is needed to ensure that employers are
doing their part in spreading information about what rights
exist for employees. In California the Legal Aid Society
Employment Law Center, found that nearly 40% of survivors in
the state reported being fired or fearing termination due to
intimate partner violence. Addressing the information gap
about current protections could go a long way towards keeping
victims employed, significantly increasing their chances of
being able to leave dangerous relationships.
There is no known opposition to this bill.
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Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081