Cal-Peculiarities: How California Employment Law is Different 2022 Edition

vi | 2022 Cal-Peculiarities ©2022 Seyfarth Shaw LLP  www.seyfarth.com 8.2 Required Coverage .......................................................................................................................... 312 8.3 Cal-COBRA ...................................................................................................................................... 312 8.4 Mandatory Employer-Funded Health Care ...................................................................................... 313 8.5 Explanation Of Benefits .................................................................................................................... 314 8.6 CalSavers Retirement Savings Program.......................................................................................... 315 8.7 Large Group Health Insurance ......................................................................................................... 315 9. Special Posting, Distribution, and Notice Requirements......................................... 318 9.1 Posting Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 318 9.2 Distribution Requirements ................................................................................................................ 321 10. Employee Access to Personnel Records .................................................................. 325 10.1 Personnel Records ........................................................................................................................... 325 10.2 Signed Employee Instruments ......................................................................................................... 325 10.3 Shopping Investigator’s Report ........................................................................................................ 326 10.4 Payroll Records ................................................................................................................................ 326 11. Employer Retention of Records ................................................................................. 328 12. Covenants Not to Compete ........................................................................................ 329 12.1 General Prohibition........................................................................................................................... 329 12.2 Implications for Wrongful Termination.............................................................................................. 331 12.3 “No rehire” clauses ........................................................................................................................... 331 12.4 Permissible Contractual Restrictions................................................................................................ 332 12.5 Protection of Trade Secrets.............................................................................................................. 334 12.6 Preventing Data Theft with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? ................................................... 335 12.7 California Penal Code section 502: An Alternative to the CFAA...................................................... 335 13. Procedural Quirks Regarding Termination of Employment and Post- Termination.................................................................................................................. 339 13.1 Cal-WARN Act .................................................................................................................................. 339 13.2 Notices Required .............................................................................................................................. 341 13.3 Final Pay Checks.............................................................................................................................. 342 13.4 Separation Agreements.................................................................................................................... 343 13.6 Worker Retention Laws .................................................................................................................... 345 14. Health and Safety Law ................................................................................................ 348 14.1 Injury and Illness Prevention Program ............................................................................................. 348 14.2 “Be a Manager, Go to Jail” Act ......................................................................................................... 348 14.3 Proposition 65................................................................................................................................... 348 14.4 Cal/OSHA Hazard Communication Standards................................................................................. 348 14.5 Anti-Retaliation Provisions ............................................................................................................... 348 14.6 Tobacco Smoking............................................................................................................................. 349 14.7 Drug-free Workplace ........................................................................................................................ 349 14.8 Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMIs) ..................................................................................................... 349 14.9 “Hands off that Smartphone!” ........................................................................................................... 349 14.10 UCL Actions for Cal/OSHA Violations .............................................................................................. 349