California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.

Senator Arreguín's expansion of California's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act requires employers to provide additional resources and support information when issuing notices of mass layoffs, relocations, or terminations. The amended law maintains the existing requirement for 60-day advance notice to affected employees, the Employment Development Department, local workforce development boards, and local government officials.

Under the new provisions, employers must state in their notices whether they plan to coordinate with local workforce development boards or other entities to provide transition services. The notices must include contact information for these workforce boards, along with a description of available rapid response services such as job search assistance, resume preparation, and career training programs. When employers opt to coordinate these services, arrangements must be made within 30 days of issuing the notice.

The legislation also requires notices to contain information about CalFresh food assistance benefits, including program descriptions, helpline numbers, and website links. Employers must provide their own contact information and continue meeting federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requirements. The notice obligations do not apply when layoffs result from physical calamities or acts of war.