Bill Text: CA AB2317 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Whistleblower protection: county patients’ rights advocates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2018-09-19 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2317 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2317-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Whistleblower protection: county patients’ rights advocates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2018-09-19 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2317 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2317-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill | No. 2317 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman |
February 13, 2018 |
An act to add Section 1102.51 to the Labor Code, relating to employment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2317, as introduced, Eggman.
Whistleblower protection: state and local independent contractors.
Existing law prohibits an employer, as defined, or any person acting on behalf of the employer, as defined, from, among other things, preventing an employee from, or retaliating against an employee for, providing information to, or testifying before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry, if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the information discloses a violation of a law, regardless of whether disclosing the information is part of the employee’s job duties. A violation of these provisions is a crime.
This bill would extend the protections afforded to employees under these provisions to independent contractors working for state and local government who are tasked with monitoring, and receiving complaints from, facilities, services, and programs operated by state and local government.
Because this bill would create a new crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.