2025 Labor & Employment Bills Signed by Governor (10/13/25)
BY BILL NUMBER AB 138 by the Committee on Budget – State employment: state bargaining units AB 248 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) –
BY BILL NUMBER AB 138 by the Committee on Budget – State employment: state bargaining units AB 248 by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) –
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 291 (SB 291) into law on October 7, 2025. Authored by Senator Tim Grayson (D-Orinda), the bill amends provisions in the
New regulations, Title 2 CCR 11008 et.seq., promulgated under the California Civil Rights Department’s authority pursuant to AB 331 (the Automated Employment Decision-Making Law), establish requirements to promote
AB 836 by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco) – Midwifery Workforce Training Act SB 520 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced) – Nurse-midwifery education program AB
AB 515 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco (D-Downey) – Trial: statement of decision AB 1002 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) – Contractors: failure to pay wages:
Overruling Batzel v. Smith, 333 F.3d 1018 (9th Cir. 2003), and dismissing an appeal for lack of jurisdiction, the en banc court held that a
In this consolidated appeal and writ proceeding, we address two questions involving the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code, §
SB 642 by Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) – Employment: payment of wages
Plaintiff Carlos Villalobos was employed by Simplified Labor Staffing Solutions, Inc., a temporary staffing services company that supplies labor and staffing to its customers. Simplified Staffing
AB 715 by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) — Educational equity: discrimination: antisemitism prevention (signing message) SB 48 by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles) –