California Senate Bill SB1230 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1230AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 7, 2010 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 24, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Senator DeSaulnier FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act to add Part 12.5 (commencing with Section 2696) to Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to human trafficking. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1230, as amended, DeSaulnier. Employment: posting requirements. Existing law requires employers to post various employment-related information for employees, including information relating to the payment of wages, workers' compensation, and discrimination in employment. This bill would require employers to post information related to  slavery and  human trafficking, including information related to 2 nonprofit organizations that provide services in support of the elimination of  slavery and  human trafficking. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Part 12.5 (commencing with Section 2696) is added to Division 2 of the Labor Code, to read: PART 12.5. HUMAN TRAFFICKING 2696. (a) An employer shall post in a conspicuous location frequented by employees a notice in substantially the following form: ""Victims of  slavery and  human trafficking are  protected   protected  under United States and California law.  If you or   someone you know is being forced to engage in any  If you or someone you know is being forced to   engage in any  activity and cannot leave - whether  it is   it is  commercial sex, housework, farm work, or  any   other activity - call the National Human   Trafficking Resource Center Hotline or the   California Coalition to Abolish Slavery &   Trafficking at the information below to access   any other activity - call the numbers below to   access  help and services:   Call the National Human Trafficking Resource  Center at 1-888-373-7888.   Center at 1-888-373-7888 or the California   Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking   (CAST) at 1-888-KEY-2-FRE(EDOM) or 1-888-539-2373.  The toll-free hotline  i  s  :   are:  b7 Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. b7 Operated by  a  nonprofit, nongovernmental organization s  .   b7 Anonymous and confidential.  b7 Accessible in more than 160   b7 Accessible in 170  languages. b7 Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general information.  Call the California Coalition to Abolish Slavery   & Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-539-2373.   The toll-free hotline is:   b7 Available 24 hours a day,   7   days a week.   b7 Operated by a not-for-   profit organization.  b7 Accessible in 160 languages.   b7 Confidential and private at   your request.  (b) The Labor Commissioner shall determine in what languages the notice required by subdivision (a) shall be printed. 2697. The Labor Commissioner shall enforce this part.