Existing law prohibits an employer from discharging or in any manner discriminating against an employee for taking time off to perform emergency duty as volunteer firefighters, reserve peace officers, or emergency rescue personnel. Assembly Bill 2536 amends the Labor Code by expanding the definition of "emergency rescue personnel" to now include an officer, employee, or member of a disaster medical response team sponsored by the state. The new law also requires employees who are healthcare providers to notify their employer at the time they become designated as emergency rescue personnel, and when they are notified that they will be deployed.
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