New California Laws Effective Jan. 1, 2002 - California News - Brief Article

California CPA, Dec, 2001

AB 585 and SB 133 provide new licensing pathways for California CPAs effective Jan. 1, 2002. According to the California Chamber of Commerce, other laws of interest that passed in California's 2001 legislative session include:

* Domestic Partnerships (AB 25): Allows a person to collect unemployment insurance if he or she leaves a job to relocate with a domestic partner; allows domestic partners to use kin care (sick leave) to care for the other partner or the other partner's child.

* English-only Policies (AB 800): Limits an employer's ability to adopt or enforce a policy requiring employees to speak only English in the workplace.

* Lactation Accommodation (AB 1025): Requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees who wish to express breast milk at work, including increased break time and privacy.

* Unemployment Insurance (SB 40): Increases UI benefits, expands eligibility to workers who are only available part-time, keeps WARN Act payments from affecting UI eligibility, and changes base period calculation.

* Garnishments (AB 1426): Adds a new penalty for failure to comply with child support garnishments, and allows court-ordered electronic transfer of garnishments from the employer's bank account.

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