A host of new labor and employment law obligations took effect on Jan. 1, 2025. One such obligation relates to the posting of a notice informing employees of their rights as potential whistleblowers.
California law requires employers to post a notice that includes information regarding employees’ rights and protections under the state’s whistleblower laws. Last summer, Assembly Bill 2299 was adopted and signed into law, requiring the California labor commissioner to create and publish a model notice of employees’ rights and responsibilities under the state’s whistleblower law. The labor commissioner recently published the model notice.
Employers are free to develop their own posting with the required information, however, so long as the lettering is at least 14-point typeface and the posting includes the state’s whistleblower hotline number: 1-800-952-5225. The notice must be posted as of Jan. 1, 2025.
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New California Whistleblower Rights Notice Posting Has Taken Effect
Littler via SHRM Online | Jan 2025
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
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While the law does not specify how employers with remote workers—who presumably would not see the physical notice—can comply, Labor Code section 1207 allows employers to email employees with notices included as attachments. Email notice, while ensuring compliance as to remote workers, does not change an employer’s obligation to post the notice (and other required postings) in the physical workplace.
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The updated whistleblower notice provides clear information about employees' rights to report workplace violations without fear of retaliation, as well as guidance on how to file complaints with the appropriate state agencies. These changes are part of California’s broader efforts to create safer, more transparent workplaces and to hold employers accountable for compliance with labor and employment laws.
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California’s Governor signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2299 on July 15, 2024, which requires the state’s Labor Commissioner to develop a model list of employee rights and responsibilities under existing whistleblower laws. Employers will be required to post this notice beginning January 1, 2025. The notice must be written in a font larger than 14 point and contain the telephone number of the whistleblower hotline.
Under existing California law, employers are required to post certain workplace notices, including a list of employees’ rights and protections under whistleblower laws. However, the current law does not require employers to post a specific notice drafted by the Labor Commissioner outlining employee rights and responsibilities under whistleblower laws.
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