California Just Gave Workers 3 New Rights. One Redefines Who Counts as Family

California’s latest workplace laws recognize chosen family, protect personal expression, and require employers to confront hate speech.

BY CHLOE ROSENBERG, FREELANCE WRITER

As the federal government overhauls the national system of protections for workers, California is making bold strides in the opposite direction. Governor Gavin Newsom has recently signed three new laws that will impact California’s working population of over eighteen million people. These bills impact workplace policies around sex and gender discrimination, bereavement leave, and anti-hate speech training. 

The most controversial of these laws concerns the legal definition........

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