Assembly Bill 2751 clarifies existing law related to unfair immigration-related practices. This new law:
- Specifies that the $10,000 civil penalty provided under Labor Code section 98.6 for retaliation is to be awarded to the employee or employees who suffered the violation.
- Adds threatening to file or filing a false report or complaint with any state or federal agency to the definition of an "unfair immigration-related practice."
- Expands the prohibition against an employer discharging, discriminating, retaliating, or taking any adverse action against an employee "because the employee updates or attempts to update his or her personal information based on a lawful change of name, Social Security number, or federal employment authorization document," by no longer permitting the employer to take adverse action if the employee's personal information changes are directly related to the skill set, qualifications, or knowledge required for the job.
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