California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §1596.883: Any employer who willfully refuses to rehire, promote, or otherwise restore an employee or former employee who has been determined to be eligible for the rehiring or promotion by a grievance procedure

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

An employer who knowingly refuses to rehire, promote, or restore an employee determined eligible through a lawful grievance procedure, arbitration, or hearing commits a misdemeanor.

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Any employer who willfully refuses to rehire, promote, or otherwise restore an employee or former employee who has been determined to be eligible for the rehiring or promotion by a grievance procedure, arbitration, or hearing authorized by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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