Bill > AB332

This bill modifies California labor law regarding farm labor contractor successors, primarily reducing the time requirement for an affirmative defense from three years to one year. Specifically, the bill allows a farm labor contractor to avoid liability for predecessor wages and penalties if they have operated with a valid license for at least the preceding year and meet certain conditions, such as not having been referred employees by the predecessor, not having an interest in the predecessor's business, and not having been found to have violated Labor Code provisions during that year. The bill also expands the definition of "immediate family member" to include step-parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, half-siblings, and step-grandparents when determining liability for a farm labor contractor successor. This means that if a new farm labor contractor is a close relative of the previous owner and meets certain criteria, they can be held responsible for unpaid wages or penalties owed by the predecessor. The bill does not require state reimbursement for potential local agency costs since it relates to changes in legal definitions and potential criminal infractions.

Labor and Employment

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