New California Laws Effective Jan. 1, 2002.

• Position: California News - Brief Article

AB 585 and SB 133 provide new licensing pathways for California CPAs effective Jan. 1, 2002. According to the California Chamber of Commerce, other laws of interest that passed in California's 2001 legislative session include:

* Domestic Partnerships (AB 25): Allows a person to collect unemployment insurance if he or she leaves a job to relocate with a domestic partner; allows domestic partners to use kin care (sick leave) to care for the other partner or the other partner's child.

* English-only Policies (AB 800): Limits an employer's ability to adopt or enforce a policy requiring employees to speak only English in the workplace.

* Lactation Accommodation (AB 1025): Requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees who wish to express breast milk at work, including increased...