California’s recently enacted AB 2299 requires the California Labor Commissioner to create a model notice of rights and protections provided to employees under the state’s whistleblower laws. In compliance with its statutory deadline of January 1, 2025, the Department of Industrial Relations has published its new model notice.  

The model notice must be posted in accordance with California Department of Industrial Relations requirements. Information related to wages, hours and working conditions must be posted in an area frequented by employees where it may be easily read during the workday.  

Due to the decrease in the number of workers frequenting the workplace—and a corresponding increase in the number of remote workers—employers are now allowed, “in any instance in which an employer is required to physically post information, [to] also distribute that information to employees by email with the document or documents attached.” It is important for employers to note that the ability to provide notice through electronic distribution does not eliminate the employer’s obligation to physically display required postings within its existing workspace.