As you know, existing California law prohibits employers from making, adopting, or enforcing a policy that prevents an employee from disclosing violations of a state or federal statute, or a violation or noncompliance with a local, state, or federal regulation to, among others, a government or law enforcement agency, or from retaliating against an employee who makes a disclosure. Existing law also requires an employer to prominently display a list of employees’ rights and responsibilities under the whistleblower laws.
A new law will require the California Labor Commissioner to develop a model list of employees’ rights and responsibilities under the whistleblower laws that employers can post in the workplace. We will provide an update when the model list has been provided.
