2017 California Employment Law Update
January 13, 2017 —
Evelin Y. Bailey - California Construction Law BlogBelow are some of the new laws going into effect this year that affect the construction industry. Unless otherwise noted, the laws go into effect on January 1, 2017.
Public Works and Prevailing Wages
You can read more about the new laws—AB 326, AB 1926 and SB 954—relating to public works and prevailing wages in an earlier blog post.
Employment Contracts
Choice of Forum and Choice of Law. Under SB 1241, an employer cannot require an employee who primarily works and resides in California to agree to file a lawsuit or bring a claim in another state when the claim arises in California. This is usually referred to as the choice of forum clause.
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Evelin Y. Bailey, Wendel Rosen Black & Dean LLP Ms. Bailey may be contacted at
ebailey@wendel.com