Bills Signed by Governor (10/11/25) – Employment Law Weekly

Bills Signed by Governor (10/11/25)

Phyllis W. Cheng, Esq.

ADR Services Mediator, Former Director of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”)

October 11, 2025

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 538 by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) – Public works: payroll records

AB 845 by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) – Employment: complaints: agricultural employees

AB 889 by Assemblymember Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) – Prevailing wage: per diem wages

AB 1009 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) – Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: occupational and physical therapists

AB 1390 by Assemblymember José Luis Solache (D-Lynwood) – Public school governance: board member compensation

AB 1398 by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) – Workers’ compensation

SB 447 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) – Workers’ compensation: death benefits

SB 513 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) – Personnel records

SB 809 by Senator María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) – Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking

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