CA AB2770

Expands California's privileged communications protections to include employee complaints of sexual harassment made without malice to an employer based on credible evidence

Protects communications between employers and interested persons regarding sexual harassment complaints from libel and slander lawsuits, provided they are made without malice

Allows current or former employers to disclose without liability whether they would rehire a former employee and whether the decision not to rehire was based on a determination that the employee engaged in sexual harassment

Amends Section 47 of the Civil Code to add these new categories of protected communications alongside existing privileges for job performance references

Approved by the Governor on July 9, 2018, as Chapter 82