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Were You Given California’s Required 2026 Workplace Rights Notice?
California employers were required to provide employees with a separate written notice explaining important workplace rights by February 1, 2026.
Attorneys are reviewing whether California workers received the notice required by the new Workplace Know Your Rights Act.
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What the law required
The required notice covered:
- Workers’ compensation benefits for work-related injury or illness
- Workplace immigration-inspection notices
- Protection against unfair immigration-related practices
- The right to organize or act together with coworkers
- Constitutional rights when interacting with law enforcement at work
Employers must also:
- Let existing employees name an emergency contact by March 30, 2026
- Offer the same to anyone hired after that date, when they are hired
- Let employees update that contact throughout their employment
- Let employees say whether the contact should be notified if the employer learns they were arrested or detained at the worksite, or during work hours away from it
Potential penalties
What a violation can cost an employer
Notice requirement
A violation may result in a penalty of up to $500 per employee.
Emergency contact requirement
A violation may result in a penalty of up to $500 per employee for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum of $10,000 per employee.
Find Out If You May Qualify
Complete the short form to have your information reviewed.
The review is free and confidential, and there is no obligation. Not everyone who submits this form will qualify.