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Measure SB 617
Authors Arreguín  
Subject California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.
Relating To relating to employment.
Title An act to amend Section 1401 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-01
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-01     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-01     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 229, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-09     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-04     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2511.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-03     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-02     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2819.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-27     Read third time and amended.
2025-08-27     Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-25     Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-25     From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Garcia.
2025-08-21     Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-08-20     From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-07-10     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-27     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
2025-06-05     Referred to Com. on L. & E.
2025-05-28     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1272.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-28     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-13     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-12     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 967.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-11     Set for hearing April 30.
2025-03-24     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-03-05     Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2025-02-20     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-01
Enrolled     2025-09-05
Amended Assembly     2025-08-27
Amended Assembly     2025-06-27
Amended Senate     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-02-20
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								An employer may not order a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment unless, 60 days before the order takes effect, the employer gives written notice of the order to the following:
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								The Employment Development Department, the local workforce development board, and the chief elected official of each city and county government within which the
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								An employer required to give notice of any mass layoff, relocation, or termination under this chapter shall include in its notice the elements required by the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq.).
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								An employer required to give notice of any mass layoff, relocation, or termination under this chapter shall include in the notice whether the employer plans to coordinate services, such as a rapid response orientation, through the local workforce development board, the employer plans to coordinate services through a different entity, or the employer does not plan to coordinate services with any entity.
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								Regardless of whether the employer chooses to coordinate services with the local workforce development board or another entity, the employer shall include in the notice a functioning email and telephone number of the board and the following description of the rapid response activities offered by the local workforce development board in accordance with Chapter 32 (commencing with Section 3102) of Title 29 of the United States Code:
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							<html:p>“Local Workforce Development Boards and their partners help laid off workers find new jobs. Visit an America’s Job Center of California location near you. You can get help with your resume, practice interviewing, search for jobs, and more. You can also learn about training programs to help start a new career.”</html:p>
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								If the employer chooses to coordinate services with the local workforce development board or another entity, the employer shall arrange services within 30 days from the date of the notice.
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								An employer required to give notice of any mass layoff, relocation, or termination under this chapter shall include in the
						notice a description of the statewide food assistance program known as CalFresh (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), the CalFresh benefits helpline, and a link to the CalFresh internet website.
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								An employer required to give notice of any mass layoff, relocation, or termination under this chapter shall include in the notice a functioning email and telephone number of the employer for contact.
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								Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (a), an employer is not required to provide notice if a mass layoff, relocation, or termination is necessitated by a physical calamity or act of war.
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law, the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act, governs mass layoffs, relocations, and terminations. Existing law prohibits an employer, with certain exceptions, from ordering a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment without giving prescribed written notice to the employees, the Employment Development Department, and other local agencies. This bill would require employers to include in the notice whether the employer plans to coordinate services through the local workforce development board or another entity, as specified, and information regarding the statewide food assistance program known as CalFresh, as specified.