As the calendar turns toward January, California employers have one more thing to add to their end-of-year to-do lists: reviewing their standard settlement agreements to remove any no-rehire provisions. Assembly Bill 749 (AB 749), signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, gives California employers until the end of the year to revise their settlement agreements to comply with the newly passed legislation.

With this new law set to take effect in a matter of weeks, what do California employers need to know about this new law?

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