©2026 Seyfarth Shaw LLP www.seyfarth.com 2026 Cal-Peculiarities | vii 14.3 Proposition 65.............................................................................................................................. 391 14.4 Cal/OSHA Hazard Communication Standards............................................................................ 392 14.5 Anti-Retaliation Provisions........................................................................................................... 392 14.6 Tobacco Smoking ........................................................................................................................ 392 14.7 Drug-free Workplace ................................................................................................................... 392 14.8 Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMIs) ................................................................................................ 393 14.9 “Hands off that Smartphone!” ...................................................................................................... 393 14.10 UCL Actions for Cal/OSHA Violations ......................................................................................... 393 14.11 Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting......................................................................... 394 14.12 Single-User Restrooms ............................................................................................................... 394 14.13 Workplace Violence Requirements for Health Care Providers ................................................... 394 14.14 Electronic Submission of Cal/OSHA Forms ................................................................................ 395 14.15 Valley Fever Training—”There’s Fungus Among Us!” ................................................................ 395 14.16 Wildfire Smoke Protection ........................................................................................................... 395 14.17 Protection From Covid-19............................................................................................................ 395 14.18 Beefed Up Enforcement .............................................................................................................. 396 14.19 Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Requirements in 2024...................................................... 397 14.20 Changing Standard For Protection From Indoor Heat-Related Illness and Injury....................... 397 15. Unemployment Compensation ................................................................................ 401 15.1 Conditions for Eligibility ............................................................................................................... 401 15.2 Ineligibility and Disqualification.................................................................................................... 401 15.3 The Claims Process .................................................................................................................... 402 16. Employer Reporting, Disclosure Requirements..................................................... 405 16.1 New Hires .................................................................................................................................... 405 16.2 Retention of Independent Contractors ........................................................................................ 406 16.3 Itemized Wage Statements ......................................................................................................... 406 16.4 Executive Compensation ............................................................................................................. 412 16.5 Filing Job Applications ................................................................................................................. 412 16.6 EITC Information ......................................................................................................................... 412 17. Workers’ Compensation........................................................................................... 417 17.1 Jurisdiction................................................................................................................................... 417 17.2 Disability Discrimination............................................................................................................... 417 17.3 Privacy Implications ..................................................................................................................... 417 17.4 Workers’ Compensation Preemption........................................................................................... 417 17.5 Compensation Implications ......................................................................................................... 418 17.6 Good Faith Personnel Actions..................................................................................................... 418 17.7 Temporary Labor ......................................................................................................................... 418 17.8 Coverage of Employees Only...................................................................................................... 418 17.9 Discrimination Against Injured Workers—Labor Code § 132a.................................................... 419 17.10 Covid-19 ...................................................................................................................................... 419 18. Rights of Organized Labor ....................................................................................... 421 18.1 Agricultural Workers .................................................................................................................... 421 18.2 Anti-Injunction Laws Regarding Mass Picketing ......................................................................... 422
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