Amended IN Senate April 12, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 657Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bigelow and Seyarto)February 19, 2021 An act to add Section 1207 to the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 657, as amended, Ochoa Bogh. Employment: electronic documents.Existing law regulates the wages, hours, and working conditions of any worker employed in any occupation, trade, or industry, whether compensation is measured by time, piece, or otherwise, except as specified. The bill would also authorize an employee working from home to receive legally required notices and postings electronically and sign or acknowledge certain documents electronically. This bill would provide that an employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached and would specify that this does not alter the employers existing responsibilities to physically display a required posting or notice.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YESNO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1207 is added to the Labor Code, to read:1207. An employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached. Email distribution pursuant to this section shall not alter the employers existing responsibilities under this code to physically display a required posting or notice.SECTION 1.Section 1207 is added to the Labor Code, to read:1207.(a)An employee who works from home and is not at the physical location of the employer may receive all required notices and postings under this code electronically.(b)An employee who works from home and is not at the physical location of the employer may utilize an electronic signature or electronic acknowledgment for any employment-related documents that require acknowledgment of receipt or attestation.
Amended IN Senate April 12, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 657Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bigelow and Seyarto)February 19, 2021 An act to add Section 1207 to the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 657, as amended, Ochoa Bogh. Employment: electronic documents.Existing law regulates the wages, hours, and working conditions of any worker employed in any occupation, trade, or industry, whether compensation is measured by time, piece, or otherwise, except as specified. The bill would also authorize an employee working from home to receive legally required notices and postings electronically and sign or acknowledge certain documents electronically. This bill would provide that an employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached and would specify that this does not alter the employers existing responsibilities to physically display a required posting or notice.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YESNO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate April 12, 2021
Amended IN Senate April 12, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 657
Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bigelow and Seyarto)February 19, 2021
Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bigelow and Seyarto)
February 19, 2021
An act to add Section 1207 to the Labor Code, relating to employment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 657, as amended, Ochoa Bogh. Employment: electronic documents.
Existing law regulates the wages, hours, and working conditions of any worker employed in any occupation, trade, or industry, whether compensation is measured by time, piece, or otherwise, except as specified. The bill would also authorize an employee working from home to receive legally required notices and postings electronically and sign or acknowledge certain documents electronically. This bill would provide that an employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached and would specify that this does not alter the employers existing responsibilities to physically display a required posting or notice.
Existing law regulates the wages, hours, and working conditions of any worker employed in any occupation, trade, or industry, whether compensation is measured by time, piece, or otherwise, except as specified.
The bill would also authorize an employee working from home to receive legally required notices and postings electronically and sign or acknowledge certain documents electronically.
This bill would provide that an employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached and would specify that this does not alter the employers existing responsibilities to physically display a required posting or notice.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1207 is added to the Labor Code, to read:1207. An employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached. Email distribution pursuant to this section shall not alter the employers existing responsibilities under this code to physically display a required posting or notice.SECTION 1.Section 1207 is added to the Labor Code, to read:1207.(a)An employee who works from home and is not at the physical location of the employer may receive all required notices and postings under this code electronically.(b)An employee who works from home and is not at the physical location of the employer may utilize an electronic signature or electronic acknowledgment for any employment-related documents that require acknowledgment of receipt or attestation.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1207 is added to the Labor Code, to read:1207. An employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached. Email distribution pursuant to this section shall not alter the employers existing responsibilities under this code to physically display a required posting or notice.
SECTION 1. Section 1207 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
1207. An employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached. Email distribution pursuant to this section shall not alter the employers existing responsibilities under this code to physically display a required posting or notice.
1207. An employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached. Email distribution pursuant to this section shall not alter the employers existing responsibilities under this code to physically display a required posting or notice.
1207. An employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached. Email distribution pursuant to this section shall not alter the employers existing responsibilities under this code to physically display a required posting or notice.
1207. An employer may distribute any required posting or notice by email with the document or documents attached. Email distribution pursuant to this section shall not alter the employers existing responsibilities under this code to physically display a required posting or notice.
(a)An employee who works from home and is not at the physical location of the employer may receive all required notices and postings under this code electronically.
(b)An employee who works from home and is not at the physical location of the employer may utilize an electronic signature or electronic acknowledgment for any employment-related documents that require acknowledgment of receipt or attestation.