Labor Code section 1553
(a)
On or before February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, an employer shall provide a stand-alone written notice to each current employee pursuant to this section in a manner the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information. The notice may include, but is not limited to, personal service, email, or text message, if it can reasonably be anticipated to be received by the employee within one business day of sending. The written notice shall also be provided to each new employee upon hire. Written notice shall also be annually provided to the employee’s authorized representative, if any, by either electronic or regular mail. The notice shall contain a description of workers’ rights in the following areas:(1)
The right to workers’ compensation benefits, including disability pay and medical care for work-related injuries or illness, as well as the contact information for the Division of Workers’ Compensation.(2)
The right to notice of inspection by immigration agencies pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 90.2.(3)
Protection against unfair immigration-related practices against a person exercising protected rights.(4)
The right to organize a union or engage in concerted activity in the workplace.(5)
Constitutional rights when interacting with law enforcement at the workplace, including an employee’s right under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures and rights under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to due process and against self-incrimination.(b)
The notice shall also contain both of the following:(1)
A description of new legal developments pertaining to laws enforced by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency that the Labor Commissioner deems material and necessary. The Labor Commissioner shall include a list of those developments, if any, in the template notice described in paragraph (a) of Section 1554.(2)
A list, developed by the Labor Commissioner, of the enforcement agencies that may enforce the underlying rights in the notice. The Labor Commissioner shall include this list in the template notice described in paragraph (a) of Section 1554.(c)
The written notice shall be provided to an employee in the language the employer normally uses to communicate employment-related information to the employee and which the employee understands if the template notice is available in that language on the Labor Commissioner’s internet website. If the template notice is not available in that language, then the written notice may be provided in English.(d)
An employer may, in addition to the required written notice, choose to provide a link to, or show, the video developed by the Labor Commissioner’s office pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1554.(e)
An employer shall keep records of compliance with the requirements of this section for three years, including the date that each written notice is provided or sent.
Source:
Section 1553, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1553. (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 22, 2025).
