California SB442 regulates self-service checkouts in grocery and drug stores, requiring manual checkout availability and limiting self-service.

California SB442 mandates that grocery and drug stores must provide a staffed manual checkout option when self-service checkouts are available. It prohibits self-service checkouts for purchases requiring identification or special theft-deterrent measures. Employers must notify workers and the public 60 days in advance of implementing self-service checkouts. Violations incur civil penalties, and employees can seek enforcement through the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

California SB442 regulates self-service checkouts in grocery and drug stores, requiring manual checkout availability and limiting self-service.

California SB442 mandates that grocery and drug stores must provide a staffed manual checkout option when self-service checkouts are available. It prohibits self-service checkouts for purchases requiring identification or special theft-deterrent measures. Employers must notify workers and the public 60 days in advance of implementing self-service checkouts. Violations incur civil penalties, and employees can seek enforcement through the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.