Bill Text: CA AB2079 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Janitorial workers: sexual violence and harassment prevention training.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2018-09-30 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2079 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2079-Amended.html
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Local Program:
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Section 1429.5 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
Bill Title: Janitorial workers: sexual violence and harassment prevention training.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2018-09-30 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2079 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2079-Amended.html
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Amended
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Assembly
March 19, 2018 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Assembly Bill | No. 2079 |
| Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez Fletcher |
February 07, 2018 |
An act to amend Section 1429.5 Sections 1429, 1429.5, and 1430 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2079, as amended, Gonzalez Fletcher.
Janitorial workers: sexual violence and harassment prevention training.
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within the Department of Industrial Relations. Relations, which is headed by its director. Existing law establishes certain protections for janitorial workers, including a requirement that the division, by January 1, 2019, establish a biennial in-person sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement for certain employees and employers with the assistance of a prescribed advisory committee to be convened by the Director of Industrial Relations. Existing law, effective July 1, 2018, requires employers of employees who provide
janitorial services, as specified, to register with the division and prohibits them from conducting business without a registration. Existing law requires an application for registration to be in a form prescribed by the Labor Commisioner and subscribed and sworn to by the employer, as specified.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those training requirement provisions. prohibit the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement from approving a registration, as described above, if the employer does not include in his or her written application the name of any subcontractor or franchise servicing contracts affiliated with a branch location, the total number of employees working out of a listed branch office, and the address of each work location serviced by a branch
office. By expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, by July 1, 2019, to convene an advisory committee to develop requirements for qualified organizations and peer trainers that employers would be required to use to provide the biennial training described above. The bill would prescribe the membership of the committee. The bill would require the division to adopt advisory committee requirements for qualified organizations and peer trainers by January 1, 2020. The bill would require employers subject to the training requirements to use the training content created by the committee. The bill would require that a janitorial worker, upon request, be given a copy of all training materials used during a training he or she attended. The bill
would require employers to use a qualified organization from the list of qualified organizations developed and maintained by the Director of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to provide the required training, and would require qualified organizations to provide peer trainers for employers to use in the training, as specified. The bill would require the employer to pay the qualified organization and the organization to ensure that the peer trainer is paid at least $25 per hour. The bill would require an employer to document compliance with the training and payment of the qualified organization, as specified, on a form prescribed by, and available to, the division. A qualified organization would be required to submit a specified report to the director of a training within 48 hours of completion.
The bill would require the advisory committee to approve
and recommend the qualified organizations to the director and would prescribe certain minimum qualifications for qualified organizations and peer trainers. The bill would require the director to develop and maintain a list of qualified organizations and qualified peer trainers, as recommended by the advisory committee, to be updated by the director, as recommended by the advisory committee, every 3 years. The bill would authorize the director, with the recommendation of the advisory committee, to waive the requirement to use a qualified organization or qualified peer trainer, as specified.
Existing law prohibits the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement from registering or renewing the registration of an employer, as described above, in specified circumstances
This bill would prohibit the division from registering or renewing the registration of an employer if the employer has not fully satisfied a final judgment for
certain unlawful employment practices, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
This act shall be known, and may be cited as, the Janitor Survivor Empowerment Act.SEC. 2.
Section 1429 of the Labor Code is amended to read:1429.
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall not approve the registration of any employer until all of the following conditions are satisfied:(a) The employer has executed a written application, in a form prescribed by the commissioner and subscribed and sworn to by the employer containing the following:
(1) The name of the business entity and, if applicable, its fictitious or “doing business as” name.
(2) The form of the business entity and, if a corporation, all of the following:
(A) The date of incorporation.
(B) The
state in which incorporated.
(C) If a foreign corporation, the date the articles of incorporation were filed with the California Secretary of State.
(D) Whether the corporation is in good standing with the California Secretary of State.
(3) The federal employer identification number (FEIN) and the state employer identification number (SEIN) of the business.
(4) The address of the business and the telephone number and, if applicable, the addresses and telephone numbers of any branch locations. and the name of any subcontractor or franchise servicing contracts affiliated with a branch
location, the total number of employees working out of each listed branch office, and the address of each work location serviced by a branch office.
(5) Whether the application is for a new or renewal registration and, if the application is for a renewal, the prior registration number.
(6) The names, residential addresses, telephone numbers, and social security numbers of the following persons:
(A) All corporate officers, if the business entity is a corporation.
(B) All persons exercising management responsibility in the applicant’s office, regardless of form of business entity.
(C) All persons, except bona fide employees on regular salaries, who have a financial
interest of 10 percent or more in the business, regardless of the form of business entity, and the actual percent owned by each of those persons.
(7) The policy number, effective date, expiration date, and name and address of the carrier of the applicant business’ current workers’ compensation coverage.
(8) (A) Whether the employer and any persons named in response to subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (6) presently:
(i) Owe any unpaid wages.
(ii) Have unpaid judgments outstanding.
(iii) Have any liens or suits pending in court against himself or herself.
(iv) Owe payroll taxes, or personal,
partnership, or corporate income taxes, Social Security taxes, or disability insurance.
(B) An applicant who answers affirmatively to any item described in subparagraph (A) shall provide, as part of the application, additional information on the unpaid amounts, including the name and address of the party owed, the amount owed, and any existing payment arrangements.
(9) (A) Whether the employer and any persons named in response to subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (6) have ever been cited or assessed any penalty for violating any provision of this code.
(B) An applicant who answers affirmatively to any item described in subparagraph (A) shall provide additional information, as part of the application, on the date, nature of citation, amount of penalties assessed for each citation, and
the disposition of the citation, if any. The application shall describe any appeal filed. If the citation was not appealed, or if it was upheld on appeal, the applicant shall state whether the penalty assessment was paid.
(10) Effective January 1, 2020, all new applications for registration and renewal of registration shall complete the sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirements prescribed by the division and developed pursuant to Section 1429.5.
(11) Such other information as the commissioner requires for the administration and enforcement of this part.
(b) The employer has paid a registration fee to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement pursuant to Section 1427.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, violation of this section
shall not be a crime.
SECTION 1.SEC. 3.
Section 1429.5 of the Labor Code is amended to read:1429.5.
(a) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall establish a biennial in-person sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement for employees and employers covered by this part by January 1, 2019. To assist in developing these standards, the director shall convene an advisory committee to recommend requirements for a sexual harassment prevention training program. The advisory committee shall be composed of representatives of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and shall also include representatives from a recognized or certified collective bargaining agent that represents janitorial workers, employers, labor-management groups in the janitorial industry, sexual assault victims advocacy groups, and other related subject matter experts. The director shall convene the advisory committee on or before July 1, 2017. The advisory committee shall consider the requirements of Section 12950.1 of the Government Code when developing the recommended standard. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall propose the requirements for the sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement no later than January 1, 2018.(b) To assist in refining the standards described in subdivision (a), the director
shall convene an advisory committee to develop requirements for qualified organizations and peer trainers that employers covered by this part shall use to provide the training required, in addition to the trainer or trainer educators qualified to provide training under Section 12950.1 of the Government Code. The advisory committee shall be composed of representatives of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and shall also include representatives from a recognized or certified collective bargaining agent that represents janitorial workers, employers, labor-management groups in the janitorial industry, sexual assault victims advocacy groups, and other related subject matter experts. The director shall convene the advisory committee no later than July 1, 2019. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall adopt the requirements for the qualified organizations and peer
trainers no later than January 1, 2020.
(c) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall require employers covered by this part subject to the biennial training requirement to provide the training content created by the advisory committee.
(d) Upon request, a janitorial worker shall be given a copy of all training materials used during a training he or she attended.
(e) Employers covered by this part subject to the biennial training requirement shall be required to use a qualified organization from the list of qualified organizations developed and maintained by the director to provide the required training. Qualified organizations shall provide peer trainers that employers covered by this part shall use to provide the required training, in addition to the trainer or trainer educators qualified to provide
training under Section 12950.1 of the Government Code. The employer shall be required to pay the qualified organization. The qualified organization shall ensure that the peer trainer is paid an hourly rate of at least twenty-five dollars ($25) per hour to cover the peer trainer’s regular wages. The hourly rate shall be reviewed every five years by the advisory committee. An employer covered shall be required to document compliance with the training requirement by completing and signing a form, to be created by the Division of Labor Standards, certifying that the training was conducted and that the qualified organization was paid in full, and the form shall be produced upon request by the Division of Labor Standards. A qualified organization shall submit a report to the director of a training within 48 hours of completion, and the report shall include the names of employers and employees trained and shall identify management and supervisors.
(f) The advisory committee shall approve and recommend the qualified organizations to the director. A qualified organization shall:
(1) Have at least 10 trainers that meet the requirements of a qualified peer trainer.
(2) Have experience specific to the janitorial or property service industry.
(3) Have experience responding to sexual harassment and assault claims.
(g) To be qualified as a peer trainer under this section, a person shall have the training and experience necessary to train employees and employers and shall, at the minimum, have the following qualifications:
(1) At least 40 hours of advocates training in the following:
(A) Survivor-centered and trauma-informed principles and techniques and the long-term affects of sexual trauma, intersection of discrimination, oppression, and sexual violence.
(B) Designing or conducting discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment prevention training.
(C) Responding to sexual harassment complaints or other discrimination complaints.
(D) Conducting investigations of sexual harassment complaints.
(E) Advising employers or employees regarding discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment prevention.
(2) Have two years of nonsupervisory work experience in the janitorial or property service industry and be employed in the industry in a nonsupervisory capacity.
(3) Be culturally competent and fluent in the language or languages that the relevant employees understand.
(h) The director shall develop and maintain a list of qualified organizations and qualified peer trainers as recommended by the
advisory committee. The list shall be updated by the director as recommended by the advisory committee every three years.
(i) The advisory committee shall meet every three years to review and update the list of qualified organizations and qualified peer trainers.
(j) The advisory committee may recommend to the director to waive the requirement to use a qualified organization or qualified peer trainer in a specific county. The director, with the recommendation of the advisory committee, may grant a waiver, if it is demonstrated that a qualified peer trainer is not available in the county. If a waiver is granted for a county, an employer in the county may use a trainer
as prescribed by the Department of Fair Housing and Employment with respect to sexual harassment training and education. The director shall not approve waivers for more than 40 counties annually.
SEC. 4.
Section 1430 of the Labor Code is amended to read:1430.
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall not register or renew the registration of an employer in any of the following circumstances:(a) The employer has not fully satisfied any final judgment for unpaid wages due to an employee or former employee of a business for which the employer is required to register under this chapter.
(b) The employer has failed to remit the proper amount of contributions required by the Unemployment Insurance Code or the Employment Development Department has made an assessment for those unpaid contributions against the employer that has become final and the employer has not fully paid the amount of delinquency for those unpaid contributions.
(c) The employer has failed to remit the amount of Social Security and Medicare tax contributions required by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) to the Internal Revenue Service and the employer has not fully paid the amount or delinquency for those unpaid contributions.
(d) The employer has not fully satisfied any final judgment for a violation of Section 12940 of the Government Code that is due to an employee or former employee of a business for which the employer is required to register under this chapter.
