California AB858 requires employers to offer jobs to laid-off employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

California AB858 amends the Labor Code to mandate that employers offer jobs to laid-off employees who were employed for six months or more and separated from employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers must provide written notice to laid-off employees within 30 days of hiring someone else, including reasons for the decision. Employers are also required to offer positions to laid-off employees in writing within five business days of establishing a new position, prioritizing those with the greatest length of service.

California AB858 requires employers to offer jobs to laid-off employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

California AB858 amends the Labor Code to mandate that employers offer jobs to laid-off employees who were employed for six months or more and separated from employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers must provide written notice to laid-off employees within 30 days of hiring someone else, including reasons for the decision. Employers are also required to offer positions to laid-off employees in writing within five business days of establishing a new position, prioritizing those with the greatest length of service.