CA AB1492

Authorizes nonexempt employees working from home to choose when to take meal and rest periods during the workday if the employer has not already scheduled them, and requires employers to notify employees of this right.

Requires employers to pay one additional hour of wages for each day they fail to notify remote employees of their right to take breaks or require them to work without a meal or rest period.

Permits employees working from home to receive all legally required notices and postings electronically and to use electronic signatures for employment-related documents requiring acknowledgment.

Requires employers to indemnify or reimburse employees working from home for necessary physical equipment (including computers, printers, and scanners) unless the employer provides them.

Requires employers to indemnify or reimburse employees for a reasonable percentage of monthly internet and telephone costs necessary for work performance, and prohibits retaliation against employees seeking these reimbursements.