The Workplace Know Your Rights Act.

Senator Reyes's Workplace Know Your Rights Act mandates California employers provide comprehensive written notices to employees detailing their workplace rights and protections. The notices must cover employee classification, heat illness prevention, workers' compensation, paid sick days, immigration-related rights, union organization, and constitutional rights during law enforcement interactions at work.

Employers must distribute these notices within 30 days after the Labor Commissioner posts a template online, annually thereafter, and upon hiring new employees. The Labor Commissioner will create multilingual templates and, by July 1, 2026, develop instructional videos for both employees and employers explaining these rights and requirements. Notices must be provided in the language employers typically use for employment communications if available in that language through the Labor Commissioner's office.

The law requires employers to notify designated emergency contacts when employees are arrested or detained at work, and during work hours away from the worksite if the employer has actual knowledge of the incident. Employers face civil penalties up to $500 per employee per violation, with enforcement authority shared between the Labor Commissioner and public prosecutors. The law preserves existing local ordinances that provide equal or stronger employee protections.