AB 589 — Employment: unfair immigration-related practices.

Summary

(1) Under existing law, it is unlawful for an employer or any other person or entity to engage in, or to direct another person or entity to engage in, unfair immigration-related practices against any person for the purpose of, or with the intent of, retaliating against any person for exercising any right protected under the Labor Code or by any local ordinance applicable to employees, as specified. This bill would make it unlawful for an employer to knowingly destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate, or possess any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document of another person in the course of committing, or with the intent to commit, trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or a coercive labor practice. The bill would impose specified civil and criminal penalties for a violation. The bill would also authorize the Labor Commissioner to issue a citation for a violation, as prescribed. By imposing criminal penalties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require an employer to post a prescribed workplace notice with information including the right to maintain custody and control of immigration documents and that the withholding of immigration documents by an employer is a crime. The bill would require an employer to provide to an employee a document entitled the "Worker's Bill of Rights," to be developed and made available to employers by the Department of Industrial Relations on or before July 1, 2021, either before verifying an employee's employment authorization pursuant to federal law governing the employment of unauthorized aliens for an employee hired on or after July 1, 2021, or, if hired before July 1, 2021, when the department makes the document available. The bill would require an employer to provide the document in a language understood by the employee and to require such an employee to sign and date the document in acknowledgment that the employee has read and understood the employee's rights. The bill would require the employer to keep the signed document in its records for at least 3 years and to give the employee a copy of the signed document. The bill would grant an employer a 30-day period to correct a failure to provide an employee the document. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

• Enrolled 09/16/19 - Enrolled Current pdf September 16, 2019
• Amended 09/04/19 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2019
• Amended 04/25/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 25, 2019
• Introduced 02/14/19 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2019
• AB589 View text html

Action History

1. January 21, 2020

   Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

2. October 12, 2019

   Vetoed by Governor.

3. September 23, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. September 11, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 65. Noes 9. Page 3393.).

5. September 11, 2019

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3370.)

6. September 10, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. September 10, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 2772.).

8. September 05, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. September 04, 2019

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

10. August 13, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

11. August 12, 2019

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

12. July 03, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. June 12, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

14. May 16, 2019

    Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.

15. May 06, 2019

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. May 06, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 6. Page 1513.)

17. April 29, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

18. April 25, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

19. April 24, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 24).

20. April 02, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. March 20, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

22. February 25, 2019

    Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

23. February 15, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

24. February 14, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Jeff Gonzalez · Primary

Votes

Subjects