Labor Commissioner Must Develop Whistleblower Posting for Employers
California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2299 on July 15, which r equires the state’s labor commissioner to develop a model list of employee rights and responsibilities under existing whistleblower laws . Employers will be required to post this notice beginning Jan. 1, 202 5 . The notice must be written in a f ont larger than 14 point and contain the telephone number of the whistleblower hotline. Under existing California law, e mployers are required to post certain workplace notices, including a list of employees’ rights and protections under whistleblower laws . However, the current law does not require employers to post a specific notice drafted by the labor commissioner outlining employee rights and responsibilities under whistleblower laws. The labor commissioner previously issued a sample notice pursuant to the current law which includes the disclaimer that the labor commissioner does not guarantee its posting by employers fulfil...