California Adopts Bills Addressing Sexual Harassment Disclosures in Job References and Paid Family Leave

Latham & Watkins LLP
Contact

The new law applies to disclosures in reference checks and clarifies the use of paid vacation leave in connection with paid family leave.

On July 9, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2770 and AB 2587.

AB 2770 Enacts Protections for Certain Employer Disclosures of Sexual Harassment Allegations in Reference Checks -

AB 2770 amends California Civil Code Section 47(c) to expressly include allegations of sexual harassment within the protection of the common interest privilege.

Please see full publication below for more information.

LOADING PDF: If there are any problems, click here to download the file.

DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.

© Latham & Watkins LLP | Attorney Advertising

Written by:

Latham & Watkins LLP
Contact
more
less

Latham & Watkins LLP on:

Reporters on Deadline

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
Custom Email Digest
- hide
- hide