New Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Sample Notice Form Published By The Labor Commission
Posted July 7, 2017

As of July 1, 2017, all California employers must provide new employees (upon hire), or other employees (upon request), with a Notice Form laying out the "Rights of Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking". The Notice Form must contain specific information about: (1) the employee's right to take time off work related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking situations; (2) the employee's right ask for reasonable accommodation; (3) the employee's right to use accrued vacation, personal leave or other compensatory time off (PTO, sick leave, etc.) to cover time off work for these purposes; and (4) that the employer will not discriminate or retaliate against an employee for taking time off work for protected reasons.

The Labor Commission has now posted a sample Notice Form that employers can choose to utilize. The sample Notice Form can be found at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Victims_of_Domestic_Violence_Leave_Notice.pdf. Employers may also choose to create their own versions of the Notice Form, as long as the form contains all of the required information.

For questions regarding this requirement, or any other employment law matter, contact the attorneys at LightGabler.

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