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California Labor Code

§ 1401

LAB § 1401 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Part 4 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1
(a)An employer may not order a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment unless, 60 days before the order takes effect, the employer gives written notice of the order to the following:
(1)The employees of the covered establishment affected by the order.
(2)The Employment Development Department, the local workforce development board, and the chief elected official of each city and county government within which the termination, relocation, or mass layoff occurs.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 229, Sec. 1. (SB 617) Effective January 1, 2026.

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