California · Labor Code

LAB §1506: (a) An employer shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise or the attempt to exercise a right established by this part.

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What this law says, in plain English

Employers cannot interfere with, restrain, or deny employee rights under this statute, or retaliate against employees who exercise those rights or oppose unlawful practices.

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(a) An employer shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise or the attempt to exercise a right established by this part. (b) An employer shall not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or in any other manner discriminate against an employee who does any of the following: (1) Exercises a right provided under this part. (2) Opposes a practice made unlawful by this part.

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