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Labor/Employment

Jan. 8, 2020

AB 749: No-rehire law may be contentious

With so much focus on Assembly Bill 5 codifying Dynamex and the extension of the statute of limitations for Fair Employment and Housing Act claims, some may have overlooked another significant new employment law -- Assembly Bill 749.

Eve H. Wagner

Founding Partner
Sauer & Wagner LLP

labor & employment, litigation, intellectual property

1801 Century Park E #1150
Los Angeles , CA 90067-2331

Phone: (310) 712-8100

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Email: ewagner@swattys.com

USC Law School

Eve has represented both employers and employees in a wide variety of matters including sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and wage and hour, including class actions.

With so much focus on Assembly Bill 5 codifying Dynamex and the extension of the statute of limitations for Fair Employment and Housing Act claims, some may have overlooked another significant new employment law -- AB 749. Under new California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1002.5, companies will be barred from including provisions in settlement agreements that prohibit, prevent or otherwise restrict employees from obtaining future employm...

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