employees concerning workplace rules or regulations are customarily posted. Neutral. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 799, Statutes of 2022.
AB 2847 (E. Garcia) - Excluded Workers
Pilot Program – Tis bill would estab- lish, until January 1, 2026, the Excluded Workers Pilot Program, to be adminis- tered by the Employment Development Department upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of providing
income assistance to excluded workers who are ineligible for the existing state or federal benefits administered by the department and who are unemployed. Te bill would make individuals eligible to receive $300 per week for each week of unemployment, if the Director of Em- ployment Development makes certain findings, as
defined.Neutral. Vetoed.
SENATE SB 216 (Dodd) – Contractors: Workers’ Compensation Insurance Mandatory Coverage – This bill, until January 1, 2026, would require concrete contractors holding a C-8 license, warm-air heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors holding a C-20 license, asbes- tos abatement contractors holding a C-22 license, or tree service contractors holding a D-49 license to also obtain and maintain workers’ compensation insurance even if that contractor has no employees. After July 1, 2023, and if the registrar finds the licensee has employees and lacks the proper valid certification, the bill will require the suspension of any license that is active and has a C-8, C-20, C-22, or D-49 classification removed. The bill would provide that a joint venture, as specified, that files a certificate of exemption is not required to obtain workers’ compensation insurance. As of January 1, 2026, the bill would require all licensed contractors or applicants for licensure, regardless of classification, to obtain and maintain workers’ compensation insurance unless they are organized as a joint venture and file a certificate of exemption. Support. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 978, Statutes of 2022.
SB 1044 (Durazo) – Emergency Condi- tion: Retaliation – Tis bill prohibits an employer, in the event of an emergency condition, from taking or threatening adverse action against any employee for
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