María Elena Durazo
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 26
Author
Existing law, until December 31, 2024, requires an employer, as defined, to offer its laid-off employees specified information about job positions that become available for which the laid-off employees are qualified, and to offer positions to those laid-off employees based on a preference system, in accordance with specified timelines and procedures. Existing law, until December 31, 2024, also prohibits an employer from refusing to employ, terminating, reducing compensation, or taking other adverse action against a laid-off employee for seeking to enforce their rights under these provisions. These provisions are enforced by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, as prescribed. Existing law defines the term "laid-off employee" to mean any employee who was employed by the employer for 6 months or more in the 12 months preceding January 1, 2020, and whose most recent separation from active service was due to a reason related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a public health directive, government shutdown order, lack of business, a reduction in force, or other economic, nondisciplinary reason related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would redefine "laid-off employee" to mean any employee who was employed by the employer for 6 months or more and whose most recent separation from active employment by the employer occurred on or after March 4, 2020, and was due to a reason related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a public health directive, government shutdown order, lack of business, reduction in force, or other economic nondisciplinary reason due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would create a presumption that a separation due to a lack of business, reduction in force, or other economic, nondisciplinary reason is due to a reason related to the COVID-19 pandemic, unless the employer establishes otherwise by a preponderance of the evidence. The bill also would extend the December 31, 2024, repeal date until December 31, 2025.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 719, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2794.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 3356.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Assembly Rule 69 suspended. (Ayes 62. Noes 15. Page 3010.)
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (September 1).
July 12 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 1214.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing May 15.
May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing May 8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 898.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 26.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB723 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/07/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/19/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/10/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/25/23- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement | |
| 05/17/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/12/23- Assembly Labor and Employment | |
| 07/10/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/07/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/14/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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