We are already halfway through January. As noted in a prior blog, SB 294 requires all CA employers to distribute a “Know Your Rights” Notice by February 1, 2026. That Notice has now been published in English and Spanish.

The easy part is that this new Notice must be part of your new hire packets going forward.

The harder part is that SB 294 requires CA employers to provide this Notice to each current employee by February 1st, in a manner usually used to communicate employment-related information. That can be by email (if typically used), in a payroll stuffer, or by hand. Whatever way you chose to provide it, you should keep records of what you did.

CA employers are also required to let employees designate a person to be contacted if they are arrested or detained at work (or during work hours but not at the worksite if the employer has actual knowledge of the arrest or detention). If you haven’t already, you can invite your employees to update their Emergency Contact Form, or provide a name to Human Resources for these purposes, as part of your correspondence with this Notice.

Note, you are not required to post the notice, but you certainly can.