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CA AB749

Bill

Status

Passed

10/12/2019

Primary Sponsor

Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits settlement agreements in employment disputes from restricting an aggrieved employee from obtaining future employment with the employer or its parent company, subsidiary, division, affiliate, or contractor

  • Voids any such restrictive provisions in agreements entered into on or after January 1, 2020, as a matter of law and against public policy

  • Allows employers and employees to mutually agree to end current employment relationships or restrict future employment if the employer made a good faith determination that the employee engaged in sexual harassment or sexual assault

  • Permits employers to terminate or refuse to rehire employees for legitimate nondiscriminatory or nonretaliatory reasons

  • Defines "aggrieved person" as someone who has filed a claim against their employer in court, before an administrative agency, in alternative dispute resolution, or through internal complaint processes

Legislative Description

Settlement agreements: restraints in trade.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 808, Statutes of 2019.

10/12/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/12/2019
Rules5/2/2019
Judiciary2/28/2019

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