Scope: State (California)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: October 12, 2025
California enacted SB 294, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, chaptered October 12, 2025 as Chapter 667, Statutes of 2025. The measure imposes employer obligations relating to notifying workers of their legal rights in connection with immigration enforcement and amends provisions of the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014.
Constitutional basis: State police power over employment conditions and employer notice duties, a settled regulatory area; imposes disclosure obligations rather than restricting federal enforcement.