Blog: The California Workplace Advisor

Effective January 1, 2026, California’s Assembly Bill 692 will continue the state’s longstanding trend of broadening worker mobility protections by prohibiting most forms of “repayment on separation” provisions in new employment agreements. The new law, AB 692, directly targets contractual provisions that require workers to repay training expenses, tuition, bonuses, or other employer-funded investments if…

On January 13, 2023, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an initiative to extend more protection against deportation for undocumented immigrants who report labor rights violations by employers. These protections are meant to allow undocumented workers to speak out about labor violations without fear of retribution. With this enhanced initiative, DHS provides an improved…