An order to evacuate a workplace, a worksite, a worker's home or the school of a worker's child due to natural disaster or a criminal act. A call center means a facility where employees, as their primary function, receive telephone calls or other electronic communications for the purpose of providing customer service or other related functions. Parking lots across the state are now included with public roads as locations where street racing and sideshows are banned. If they are successful in obtaining signatures before December 4, 2022, the effective date of this bill would be put on hold until voters weigh in, likely not until the November 2024 elections. AB 551 extends the effective date of AB 845, which provides that if a member of certain firefighter, public safety and health care job classifications tests positive for COVID-19 and retires for disability on the basis of a COVID-19 related illness, it is presumed that the disability arose out of, or in the course of, the members employment, unless rebutted. This bill also provides that an employees right to bereavement leave is to be construed as separate and distinct from any other right employees have under the CFRA. 1,200+ attorneys and consulting professionals, California Business Contact Privacy Policy. This bill amends Section 7523.2 of the Government Code. California concealed carry: Legislators to change rules- CalMatters Criminal Justice California's change to concealed carry permits would reduce wide variations among counties by Ben Christopher June 29, 2022 Updated July 1, 2022 Revolvers for sale at a gun store in Oceanside on April 12, 2021. Under existing law, participants may be removed from the program if they no longer reside at the most recent residential address provided to the Secretary of State, and have not provided at least seven days prior notice in writing of a change in address, a service of process document or mail forwarded to the program participant by the Secretary of State is returned as non-deliverable, or the program participant obtains a legal name change and fails to notify the Secretary of State within seven days. The law takes effect on July 1, 2022. Under existing law, the statute of limitations to commence a civil action for sexual assault is 10 years from the last act, attempted act or assault with the intent to commit an act of sexual assault; or within three years from the date a plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that an injury or illness resulted from those acts. This law allows customers to receive certain DMV notices electronically which previously had been required to be mailed if they opt in. An "engine change" is the installation of an engine that is different from the one which was originally installed in the vehicle and does not qualify as a "replacement engine.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Existing law requires that public postsecondary governing bodies in California adopt and implement written procedures or protocols to ensure that students, faculty, and staff who are victims of sexual assault committed at specified locations receive treatment and certain information. Since 2015, the current pilot program has enrolled more than 19,000 customers for digital license plates, more than 5,000 customers for vinyl license plates and less than 100 customers for e-registration. Sacramento The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants Californians to be aware of several new laws taking effect in the new year. Under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), an employer with five or more employees must provide eligible employees who meet specified requirements to take up to a total of 12 workweeks in any 12-month period for family care and medical leave as defined by the CFRA. Replacing the original engine, transmission, and emission control system with an identical configuration, or using a CARB exempted engine package will help to eliminate challenges and potential problems. In October, Gov. The law also permits Class 3 e-bike riders to use approved bicycle paths and trails, bikeways, and bicycle lanes. The posting must contain certain information, including common facts and myths about the causes of sexual violence and sexual harassment; what constitutes sexual violence and sexual harassment, methods of encouraging peer support for victims and the imposition of sanctions on offenders. 20% of the individual's disposable earnings for that week. Under existing law an injury for Workers Compensation purposes includes illness or death resulting from COVID-19 under certain circumstances. Gov. This bill also exempts employees covered by a valid collective bargaining that addresses meal and rest periods. April 18, 2022 - Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess. This bill also amends section 3212.87 to include active firefighting members of a fire department at the State Department of State Hospitals, the State Department of Developmental Services, the Military Department, and the Department of Veterans Affairs and to officers of a state hospital under the jurisdiction of the State Department of State Hospitals and the State Department of Developmental Services. 5 of the Industrial Welfare Commission. 25% of the individual's disposable earnings for that week. Cal/WARN generally applies to employers that owns or operates a covered establishment, which is a location that employs, or has employed in the preceding 12 months, 75 or more persons. Gavin Newsom signed a whopping 770 new laws in 2021, according to Cal Matters. Public sector health care employers include the state, municipalities, and the Regents of the University of California. Finally, in the event a current or former employee brings an action that could be brought pursuant to the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) for violations of these prohibitions, the bill gives employers the right to cure alleged violations as set forth in Section 2699.3. AB-1851 expands the definition of public works to include the on-hauling of materials used for paving, grading, and fill onto a public works site if the individual drivers work is integrated into the flow process of construction. This bill allows exceptions for preemployment drug screening that does not screen for non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites. You can expect to pay anywhere from $29.95 to $69.95 to get yours done. This bill amends Section 52.6 of the Civil Code. Although the new order is all-encompassing and doesnt target one particular vehicle, its very hard to think modified diesel trucks are not near the top of the hit list or main target. Veteran Designation on Drivers Licenses (SB 837, Umberg). This translation application tool is provided for purposes of information and convenience only. Learn the laws and rules of the road in preparation for your drive and knowledge tests. Unless the legislature or Gov. 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County, Over $38M stolen from low-income SoCal families, High-speed rail from L.A. to Vegas: What we know, 3 arrested for nearly $1 million in stolen student, Grand theft suspects in custody after pursuit with, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. This bill amends Sections 3212.86, 3212.87, and 3212.88 of the Labor Code. January 21, 2022 - Bills introduced in 2021 must have passed out of the first house to continue forward, or they died. to California on Jan. 1, 2022. . AB 1467 also requires, among other things, that postsecondary school sexual assault and domestic violence counselors be independent of the campus Title IX office and that any executive orders related to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation be submitted in an annual report to the chairs of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Senate Committee on Education. This renewal requirement is one provision of prior legislation, SB 611, enacted in 2017 to curb fraud and abuse of Disabled Person Parking Placards. This bill also provides that the Investigators may issue a subpoena as part of their investigation. This bill also requires an employer to keep a log of all the dates the notice was posted, and requires the employer to allow the Labor Commissioner to access those records. Reform of License Suspension Law (AB 2746, Friedman). Drivers are now required to change into another available lane, when possible, to pass cyclists, building on the current requirement for drivers to give cyclists at least three feet of space when passing. Here are some of the most important and most bizarre laws taking effect in 2022. This temporary online option has helped Californians avoid DMV field offices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smog Check emissions . This bill adds Chapter 11 to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. Have a gross weight rating of over 14,000 lbs. A more detailed overview is linked here. 4 and Wage Order No. This bill further establishes the California Small Business and Nonprofit COVID-19 Relief Grant Program within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to assist qualified small businesses or nonprofits that are incurring costs for SPSL. Develop guidance for safe conditions and health considerations for pregnant individuals and infant children who may be exposed to extreme heat, and for pregnant individuals, during both the gestational and postpartum periods, and post this guidance on the department's website and make it accessible to medical and community-based health organizations. The EPA recognizes California smog laws as being applicable across the nation. This bill adds Section 512.1 to the Labor Code. Review Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP's cookies information for more details. An animal welfare law passed by voters in 2018 takes effect this year. Existing law creates the Safe at Home Program, which offers victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse, under which an adult or a guardian on behalf of a minor or an incapacitated person substitute mailing address to receive first class, certified, and registered mail. The law allows for humans to collect and eat deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, or wild pig that have been hit and killed by a vehicle. Mandatory emissions inspections (aka smog check, performed every two years on 1998 to present gas and diesel cars and trucks) will now include a test to determine whether a vehicles ECM (Engine Control Module, or DME) has been manipulated/altered beyond OEM settings, through non-CARB-approved calibrating (ECU tuning). Newsom acts prior to January 1, 2023, the CPRA eliminates employer exemptions in the CCPA applicable to employee/applicant data and expands on several areas of the CCPA, and creates several privacy-related obligations for employers, including: (1) notifying applicants, employees and contractors about the categories of personal information that is or may be collected by the employer, and describing the purpose(s) for the collection and disclosure of such information, and providing information regarding the sharing and retention of personal information, (2) employees rights to access or restrict the use or disclosure of certain categories of personal information, (3) employees rights to correct or delete personal information (subject to statutory exemptions that may apply), and (4) employees rights to request the personal information that has been collected about them during the preceding 12 months. The law exempts rural school districts. The State of California Engine Change Guidelines are contained within the Smog Check Reference Guide. Under existing law the CalSavers Retirement Savings Trust Act, administered by the CalSavers Retirement Savings Board (CalSavers Board) employers with five or more employees that do not sponsor a retirement plan are required to participate in CalSavers and offer a payroll deposit retirement savings arrangement so that eligible employees may contribute a portion of their salary or wages to a retirement savings program account in the program. People can still vote in person if they choose. Further, within 30 days of the first day of the leave, the employer may request that the employee provide documentation of the death of the family member. These new laws address several topics, including supplemental paid sick leave, pay transparency, leaves of absence and fast-food restaurant employment standards. This bill adds Section 3551.5 to the Government Code. AB 152 extends through December 31, 2022, COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL), which would have otherwise expired on September 30, 2022, under SB 114 signed earlier by Gov. The content currently in English is the official and accurate source for the program information and services DMV provides. The DMV is sending notices to Californians who have had their permanent Disabled Person Parking Placard for at least six years and asking them to confirm that they are still in need of one. This bill makes a number of revisions to the Government Code, Labor Code and the Revenue and Taxation Code. Another law, Senate Bill 10, aims to make it easier to build housing in California.