CA AB1601

Grants the Labor Commissioner authority to enforce notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations, and terminations of employees, including the ability to investigate violations, order temporary relief, and issue citations.

Requires call center employers to provide written notice to affected employees, the Employment Development Department, local workforce investment boards, and local government officials before relocating call center operations.

Mandates the Employment Development Department to compile and publish a semiannual list of call center employers that provided relocation notice on its website.

Makes call center employers who fail to provide relocation notice ineligible for state grants, state-guaranteed loans, and tax credits for five years after the list is published, with potential waivers for good cause.

Requires the Employment Development Department and local workforce development boards to provide workforce services to call center employers and employees affected by call center relocations.