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AB-2079 Janitorial workers: sexual violence and harassment prevention training.(2017-2018)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.
 This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Janitor Survivor Empowerment Act.

SEC. 2.

 Section 1421 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1421.
 Every employer shall keep accurate records for three years, showing all of the following:
(a) The names and addresses of all employees engaged in rendering actual janitorial  services for any business of  the employer.
(b) The hours worked daily by each employee, including the times the employee begins and ends each work period.
(c) The wage and wage rate paid each payroll period.
(d) The age of all minor employees.
(e) Any other conditions of employment.
(f) The names, addresses, periods of work, and compensation paid to all other covered workers.

SEC. 2.5.

 Section 1421 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1421.
 Every employer shall keep accurate records for three years, showing all of the following:
(a) The names and addresses of all employees engaged in rendering actual janitorial  services for any business of  the employer.
(b) The hours worked daily by each employee, including the times the employee begins and ends each work period.
(c) The wage and wage rate paid each payroll period.
(d) The age of all minor employees.
(e) Any other conditions of employment.
(f) The names, addresses, periods of work, and compensation paid to all other covered workers.

SEC. 3.

 Section 1428 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1428.
 An employer shall not conduct any janitorial business business to provide janitorial services  without complying with the registration requirements of this part. The commissioner may revoke a registration if the commissioner  he or she  finds an employer to be out of compliance with any requirement of this part or to have failed to satisfy any of the conditions of Section 1429.

SEC. 4.

 Section 1429 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1429.
 The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall not approve the registration of any employer until all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The employer has executed a written application, in a form prescribed by the commissioner and subscribed and sworn to by the employer, containing all of  the following:
(1) The name of the business entity and, if applicable, its fictitious or “doing business as” name.
(2) The form of the business entity and, if a corporation, all of the following:
(A) The date of incorporation.
(B) The state in which incorporated.
(C) If a foreign corporation, the date the articles of incorporation were filed with the California Secretary of State.
(D) Whether the corporation is in good standing with the California Secretary of State.
(3) The federal employer identification number (FEIN) and the state employer identification number (SEIN) of the business.
(4) The address of the business and the telephone number and, if applicable, the addresses and telephone numbers of any branch locations, locations  and the name of any subcontractor or franchise servicing the contracts. contracts affiliated with a branch location and the number of subcontracted or franchise employees servicing each of those contracts, the total number of employees working out of each listed branch office, and the address of each work location serviced by a branch office. 
(5) Whether the application is for a new or renewal registration and, if the application is for a renewal, the prior registration number.
(6) The names, residential addresses, telephone numbers, and social security or taxpayer identification  numbers of the following persons:
(A) All corporate officers, if the business entity is a corporation.
(B) All persons exercising management responsibility in the applicant’s office, regardless of form of business entity.
(C) All persons, except bona fide covered workers  employees  on regular salaries, who have a financial interest of 10 percent or more in the business, regardless of the form of business entity, and the actual percent owned by each of those persons.
(7) The policy number, effective date, expiration date, and name and address of the carrier of the applicant business’ current workers’ compensation coverage for all applicants who employ one or more employees and are required to secure workers’ compensation insurance under Section 3700. coverage. 
(8) (A) Whether the employer and any persons named in response to subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (6) presently:
(i) Owe any unpaid wages.
(ii) Have unpaid wage and hour final judgments outstanding or have not fully satisfied the terms of any administrative settlement pursuant to the Civil Rights Department processes or a final judicial decree for any final judgment for a violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. judgments outstanding. 
(iii) Have any wage and hour  liens or suits pending in court against them or pending California Fair Employment and Housing Act claims. himself or herself. 
(iv) Owe any unpaid and outstanding  payroll taxes, or personal, partnership, or corporate income taxes, Social Security taxes, or disability insurance.
(B) An applicant who answers affirmatively to any item described in subparagraph (A) shall provide, as part of the application, additional information on the unpaid amounts, including the name and address of the party owed, the amount owed, and any existing payment arrangements.
(9) (A) Whether the employer and any persons named in response to subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (6) have ever been cited or assessed any penalty for violating any provision of this code.
(B) An applicant who answers affirmatively to any item described in subparagraph (A) shall provide additional information, as part of the application, on the date, nature of citation, amount of penalties assessed for each citation, and the disposition of the citation, if any. The application shall describe any appeal filed. If the citation was not appealed, or if it was upheld on appeal, the applicant shall state whether the penalty assessment was paid.
(10) Effective January 1, 2020, all new applications for registration and renewal of registration shall demonstrate completion of  complete  the sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirements prescribed by the division and developed pursuant to Section 1429.5 by providing written attestation to the commissioner that the training has been provided as required. Effective January 1, 2022, the attestation shall include whether the training was provided by a peer trainer and an explanation as to why a peer trainer was not used if a peer trainer did not provide the required training. 1429.5. 
(11) Such other information as the commissioner requires for the administration and enforcement of this part.
(b) The employer has paid a registration fee to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement pursuant to Section 1427.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, violation of this section shall not be a crime.

SEC. 4.5.

 Section 1429 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1429.
 The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall not approve the registration of any employer until all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The employer has executed a written application, in a form prescribed by the commissioner and subscribed and sworn to by the employer, containing all of  the following:
(1) The name of the business entity and, if applicable, its fictitious or “doing business as” name.
(2) The form of the business entity and, if a corporation, all of the following:
(A) The date of incorporation.
(B) The state in which incorporated.
(C) If a foreign corporation, the date the articles of incorporation were filed with the California Secretary of State.
(D) Whether the corporation is in good standing with the California Secretary of State.
(3) The federal employer identification number (FEIN) and the state employer identification number (SEIN) of the business.
(4) The address of the business and the telephone number and, if applicable, the addresses and telephone numbers of any branch locations, locations  and the name of any subcontractor or franchise servicing the contracts. contracts affiliated with a branch location and the number of subcontracted or franchise employees servicing each of those contracts, the total number of employees working out of each listed branch office, and the address of each work location serviced by a branch office. 
(5) Whether the application is for a new or renewal registration and, if the application is for a renewal, the prior registration number.
(6) The names, residential addresses, telephone numbers, and social security or taxpayer identification  numbers of the following persons:
(A) All corporate officers, if the business entity is a corporation.
(B) All persons exercising management responsibility in the applicant’s office, regardless of form of business entity.
(C) All persons, except bona fide covered workers  employees  on regular salaries, who have a financial interest of 10 percent or more in the business, regardless of the form of business entity, and the actual percent owned by each of those persons.
(7) The policy number, effective date, expiration date, and name and address of the carrier of the applicant business’ current workers’ compensation coverage for all applicants who employ one or more employees and are required to secure workers’ compensation insurance under Section 3700. coverage. 
(8) (A) Whether the employer and any persons named in response to subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (6) presently:
(i) Owe any unpaid wages.
(ii) Have unpaid wage and hour final judgments outstanding or have not fully satisfied the terms of any administrative settlement pursuant to the Civil Rights Department processes or a final judicial decree for any final judgment for a violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. judgments outstanding. 
(iii) Have any wage and hour  liens or suits pending in court against them or pending California Fair Employment and Housing Act claims. himself or herself. 
(iv) Owe any unpaid and outstanding  payroll taxes, or personal, partnership, or corporate income taxes, Social Security taxes, or disability insurance.
(B) An applicant who answers affirmatively to any item described in subparagraph (A) shall provide, as part of the application, additional information on the unpaid amounts, including the name and address of the party owed, the amount owed, and any existing payment arrangements.
(9) (A) Whether the employer and any persons named in response to subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (6) have ever been cited or assessed any penalty for violating any provision of this code.
(B) An applicant who answers affirmatively to any item described in subparagraph (A) shall provide additional information, as part of the application, on the date, nature of citation, amount of penalties assessed for each citation, and the disposition of the citation, if any. The application shall describe any appeal filed. If the citation was not appealed, or if it was upheld on appeal, the applicant shall state whether the penalty assessment was paid.
(10) Effective January 1, 2020, all new applications for registration and renewal of registration shall demonstrate completion of the sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirements prescribed by the division and developed pursuant to Section 1429.5 by providing a  written attestation to the commissioner that the training has been provided as required. Effective January 1, 2022, the attestation shall include whether the training was provided by a peer trainer and an explanation as to why a peer trainer was not used if a peer trainer did not provide the required training. 
(11) Such other information as the commissioner requires for the administration and enforcement of this part.
(b) The employer has paid a registration fee to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement pursuant to Section 1427.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, violation of this section shall not be a crime.

SEC. 5.

 Section 1429.5 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1429.5.
 (a) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall establish by January 1, 2019, a biennial in-person sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement to be provided by employers governed by this part for nonsupervisory covered workers and supervisors of nonsupervisory covered workers. The training content and qualifications for trainers for supervisory workers shall be consistent with the training requirements of Section 12950.1 of the Government Code and subsequent amendments to those requirements. The training content for nonsupervisors shall also be consistent with the requirements of Section 12950.1 of the Government Code and subsequent amendments to those requirements. The qualifications for trainers for nonsupervisors are set forth in this section. The training required under this section shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the requirements for training under Section 12950.1 of the Government Code, as long as the training pursuant to this section meets or exceeds the requirements for training under Section 12950.1 of the Government Code, apart from the aforementioned distinction regarding trainer qualification for nonsupervisory training.
(b) (a)  The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall establish a biennial in-person sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement for employees and employers covered by this part by January 1, 2019.  To assist in developing these standards, the director shall convene a training  an  advisory committee to recommend requirements for a sexual harassment prevention training program. The training  advisory committee shall be composed of representatives of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and the Civil Rights Department, and  Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and  shall also include representatives from a recognized or certified collective bargaining agent that represents janitorial workers, employers, labor-management groups in the janitorial industry, sexual assault victims advocacy groups, and other related subject matter experts. The director shall convene the training  advisory committee by  on or before  July 1, 2017. The training  advisory committee shall consider the requirements of Section 12950.1 of the Government Code when developing the recommended standard. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall propose the requirements for the sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement by  no later than  January 1, 2018.
(c) (b)  The  To assist in refining the standards described in subdivision (a), the  director shall convene a training  an  advisory committee to assist in compiling a list of qualified organizations that shall provide to employers the qualified develop requirements for qualified organizations and  peer trainers that employers covered by this part  shall use to provide the required training to nonsupervisors, as described below. The training  training required. The training provided under this section shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the requirements for training under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 12900) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The  advisory committee shall be composed of representatives of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and shall also include representatives  from a recognized or certified collective bargaining agent that represents janitorial workers, representatives of janitorial workers, janitorial employers, and employers, labor-management groups in the janitorial industry,  sexual assault victims advocates. By January 1, 2021, the department shall make available on its internet website the list of qualified organizations that employers shall use to locate a qualified peer trainer in a particular county to provide the required nonsupervisory training. The qualified organization shall provide to the  advocacy groups, and other related subject matter experts. The director shall convene the advisory committee no later than July 1, 2019. The  Division of Labor Standards Enforcement the name, contact information, and service area of the qualified organization for inclusion on the website. shall adopt the requirements for the qualified organizations and peer trainers no later than January 1, 2020. 
(d) (c)  The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall require employers covered by this part subject to the biennial training requirement to provide the training content developed by the Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) under the direction of the director, or as amended in the future by the director. created by the advisory committee. 
(d) An employer covered by this part, upon employee request, shall provide to the employee a copy of all training materials used during a training he or she attended.
(e) Employers covered by this part subject to the biennial training requirement shall be required to  use a qualified organization from the list of qualified organizations developed and  maintained by the director to provide the required training to nonsupervisors. Qualified organizations shall provide qualified  peer trainers that employers covered by this part shall use to provide the required training to nonsupervisors.  nonsupervisors, in addition to the trainer or trainer educators qualified to provide training under Section 12950.1 of the Government Code.  The employer shall be required to  pay the qualified organization sixty-five dollars ($65) per participant, unless an alternative payment option has been agreed to under a collective bargaining agreement.  organization. The qualified organization shall ensure that the peer trainer is paid an hourly rate of at least twice the state minimum wage per hour to cover the peer trainer’s regular wages. The hourly rate shall be reviewed every five years by the advisory committee.  A covered employer shall be required to  document compliance with the training requirement by completing and signing a form, to be developed created  by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, certifying that the training was conducted and that the qualified organization was paid in full, and the form shall be produced upon request of by  the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. A covered employer shall also document compliance with the training requirement by ensuring that each participant sign in and sign out on a sign-in sheet, using printed writing and signature, at the commencement and completion of training, in addition to any regulatory documentation retention requirements adopted by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. qualified organization shall submit a report to the director of a training within 48 hours of completion, and the report shall include the names of employers and employees trained and shall identify management and supervisors. 
(f) The training  advisory committee shall approve and  recommend the qualified organizations to the director. A qualified organization shall be a nonprofit corporation as described in subsection (c) of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States (26 U.S.C. 501(c)), that  may work with a training partner to provide the required training. As used in this subdivision, “training partner” means a nonprofit or Taft-Hartley labor management organization that has an established contractual relationship with a qualified organization to provide training required under this part or to provide education and training to peer trainers. A qualified organization,  on its own or through its training partners complies with all of the following: partners, shall: 
(1) Have and maintain  at least 30 100  qualified peer trainers who are available to provide training to nonsupervisors covered workers as required under this part. or educators. 
(2) Have at least five years of experience in training on issues specific to sexual harassment and assault or in workplace education within the janitorial or property service industry.
(3) Have at least five years of experience in coordinating and managing statewide technical assistance and training efforts.
(2) (4)  Have access to local and regional sexual violence-related trauma services and resources for local referrals documented through letters of acknowledgment support  from service providers.
(3) (5)  Be committed to ongoing education and development as documented by a minimum of 10 hours of professional development each year for qualified organization staff and peer trainers  in areas of research and strategies to prevent and respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment.
(4) Have seven years of demonstrated experience working with employers to provide training to employees both on and off the worksite in the janitorial industry, including seven years demonstrated experience working with immigrant low-wage workers.
(g) To be qualified as a peer trainer under this section, a person shall have the training, knowledge,  training  and experience necessary to train nonsupervisory covered workers employees and employers  and shall, at the minimum, have all of  the following qualifications:
(1) At least a cumulative  40 hours of sexual assault  advocate training in the following areas: following: 
(A) Survivor-centered and trauma-informed principles and techniques.
(B) The long-term effects of sexual trauma and the intersection of discrimination, oppression, and sexual violence.
(C) The availability of local, state, and national resources for survivors of sexual violence.
(D) Interactive teaching strategies that engage across multiple literacy levels.
 (E) Conducting discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment prevention training.
(F) Responding to sexual harassment complaints or other discrimination complaints.
(G) Employer responsibility to conduct investigations of sexual harassment complaints.
(H) Advising covered workers  employees  regarding discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment prevention.
(2) Have two years of nonsupervisory work experience in the janitorial or property service industry. industry and be employed in the industry in a nonsupervisory capacity. 
(3) Be culturally competent and fluent in the language or languages that the relevant covered workers  employees  understand.
(h) The director shall develop and  maintain the a  list of qualified organizations.  organizations and qualified peer trainers as recommended by the advisory committee.  The list shall be updated by the director with assistance from the training advisory committee at least once  as recommended by the advisory committee  every three years. The director may approve qualified organizations on an ongoing basis, if they meet the qualifications required by subdivision (f). The fee per participant may be adjusted by the Labor Commissioner as needed. The fee shall not exceed the cost to the commission of administering the list under this subdivision. 
(i) The training  advisory committee shall meet at least once  every three years to review and update the list of qualified organizations and qualified peer trainers.
(j) A qualified organization may work with a training partner to provide the required training, provided that the qualified organization has entered into a written partnership agreement with the training partner. As used in this subdivision, “training partner” means a nonprofit, worker center, or labor organization with at least two years of demonstrated experience in addressing workplace sexual abuse, immigrants’ rights advocacy, and worker rights advocacy.
(k) (j)  (1) The  If the internet website list of qualified organizations that provide peer trainers to employers required to provide training to nonsupervisors under this section indicates there is no   advisory committee may recommend to the director to waive the requirement to use a qualified organization or qualified peer trainer in a specific county. The director, with the recommendation of the advisory committee, may grant a waiver, if it is demonstrated that a  qualified peer trainer available to provide training in a specific county, or if none of the qualified trainers are available to meet an employer’s training needs, an employer  or qualified organization cannot provide the training in the county. If a waiver is granted for a county, an employer in the county  may use a trainer as prescribed by the Civil Rights Department  Department of Fair Employment and Housing  with respect to sexual harassment training and education to provide training to covered workers working in that specific county. education. 
(2) An employer governed by this part shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirement to use a peer trainer to provide the required training if they contracted with a qualified organization that was listed on the department’s internet website at the time of the training.

SEC. 5.5.

 Section 1429.5 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1429.5.
 (a) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall establish by January 1, 2019, a biennial in-person sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement to be provided by employers governed by this part for nonsupervisory covered workers and supervisors of nonsupervisory covered workers. The training content and qualifications for trainers for supervisory workers shall be consistent with the training requirements of Section 12950.1 of the Government Code and subsequent amendments to those requirements. The training content for nonsupervisors shall also be consistent with the requirements of Section 12950.1 of the Government Code and subsequent amendments to those requirements. The qualifications for trainers for nonsupervisors are set forth in this section. The training required under this section shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the requirements for training under Section 12950.1 of the Government Code, as long as the training pursuant to this section meets or exceeds the requirements for training under Section 12950.1 of the Government Code, apart from the aforementioned distinction regarding trainer qualification for nonsupervisory training.
(b) (a)  The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall establish a biennial in-person sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement for covered workers and employers covered by this part by January 1, 2019.  To assist in developing these standards, the director shall convene a training  an  advisory committee to recommend requirements for a sexual harassment prevention training program. The training  advisory committee shall be composed of representatives of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and the Civil Rights Department, and  Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and  shall also include representatives from a recognized or certified collective bargaining agent that represents janitorial workers, employers, labor-management groups in the janitorial industry, sexual assault victims advocacy groups, and other related subject matter experts. The director shall convene the training  advisory committee by  on or before  July 1, 2017. The training  advisory committee shall consider the requirements of Section 12950.1 of the Government Code when developing the recommended standard. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall propose the requirements for the sexual violence and harassment prevention training requirement by  no later than  January 1, 2018.
(c) (b)  The  To assist in refining the standards described in subdivision (a), the  director shall convene a training  an  advisory committee to assist in compiling a list of qualified organizations that shall provide to employers the qualified develop requirements for qualified organizations and  peer trainers that employers covered by this part  shall use to provide the required training to nonsupervisors, as described below. The training  training required. The training provided under this section shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the requirements for training under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 12900) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The  advisory committee shall be composed of representatives of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and shall also include representatives  from a recognized or certified collective bargaining agent that represents janitorial workers, representatives of janitorial workers, janitorial employers, and employers, labor-management groups in the janitorial industry,  sexual assault victims advocates. By January 1, 2021, the department shall make available on its internet website the list of qualified organizations that employers shall use to locate a qualified peer trainer in a particular county to provide the required nonsupervisory training. The qualified organization shall provide to the  advocacy groups, and other related subject matter experts. The director shall convene the advisory committee no later than July 1, 2019. The  Division of Labor Standards Enforcement the name, contact information, and service area of the qualified organization for inclusion on the website. shall adopt the requirements for the qualified organizations and peer trainers no later than January 1, 2020.  
(d) (c)  The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall require employers covered by this part subject to the biennial training requirement to provide the training content developed by the Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) under the direction of the director, or as amended in the future by the director. created by the advisory committee. 
(d) An employer covered by this part, upon employee request, shall provide to the employee a copy of all training materials used during a training he or she attended.
(e) Employers covered by this part subject to the biennial training requirement shall be required to  use a qualified organization from the list of qualified organizations developed and  maintained by the director to provide the required training to nonsupervisors. Qualified organizations shall provide qualified  peer trainers that employers covered by this part shall use to provide the required training to nonsupervisors.  nonsupervisors, in addition to the trainer or trainer educators qualified to provide training under Section 12950.1 of the Government Code.  The employer shall be required to  pay the qualified organization sixty-five dollars ($65) per participant, unless an alternative payment option has been agreed to under a collective bargaining agreement.  organization. The qualified organization shall ensure that the peer trainer is paid an hourly rate of at least twice the state minimum wage per hour to cover the peer trainer’s regular wages. The hourly rate shall be reviewed every five years by the advisory committee.  A covered employer shall be required to  document compliance with the training requirement by completing and signing a form, to be developed created  by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, certifying that the training was conducted and that the qualified organization was paid in full, and the form shall be produced upon request of by  the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. A covered employer shall also document compliance with the training requirement by ensuring that each participant sign in and sign out on a sign-in sheet, using printed writing and signature, at the commencement and completion of training, in addition to any regulatory documentation retention requirements adopted by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. qualified organization shall submit a report to the director of a training within 48 hours of completion, and the report shall include the names of employers and employees trained and shall identify management and supervisors. 
(f) The training  advisory committee shall approve and  recommend the qualified organizations to the director. A qualified organization shall be a nonprofit corporation as described in subsection (c) of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States (26 U.S.C. 501(c)), that  may work with a training partner to provide the required training. As used in this subdivision, “training partner” means a nonprofit or Taft-Hartley labor management organization that has an established contractual relationship with a qualified organization to provide training required under this part or to provide education and training to peer trainers. A qualified organization,  on its own or through its training partners complies with all of the following: partners, shall: 
(1) Have and maintain  at least 30 100  qualified peer trainers who are available to provide training to nonsupervisors covered workers as required under this part. or educators. 
(2) Have at least five years of experience in training on issues specific to sexual harassment and assault or in workplace education within the janitorial or property service industry.
(3) Have at least five years of experience in coordinating and managing statewide technical assistance and training efforts.
(2) (4)  Have access to local and regional sexual violence-related trauma services and resources for local referrals documented through letters of acknowledgment support  from service providers.
(3) (5)  Be committed to ongoing education and development as documented by a minimum of 10 hours of professional development each year for qualified organization staff and peer trainers  in areas of research and strategies to prevent and respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment.
(4) Have seven years of demonstrated experience working with employers to provide training to employees both on and off the worksite in the janitorial industry, including seven years demonstrated experience working with immigrant low-wage workers.
(g) To be qualified as a peer trainer under this section, a person shall have the training, knowledge,  training  and experience necessary to train nonsupervisory covered workers employees and employers  and shall, at the minimum, have all of  the following qualifications:
(1) At least a cumulative  40 hours of sexual assault  advocate training in the following areas: following: 
(A) Survivor-centered and trauma-informed principles and techniques.
(B) The long-term effects of sexual trauma and the intersection of discrimination, oppression, and sexual violence.
(C) The availability of local, state, and national resources for survivors of sexual violence.
(D) Interactive teaching strategies that engage across multiple literacy levels.
(E) Conducting discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment prevention training.
(F) Responding to sexual harassment complaints or other discrimination complaints.
(G) Employer responsibility to conduct investigations of sexual harassment complaints.
(H) Advising covered workers  employees  regarding discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment prevention.
(2) Have two years of nonsupervisory work experience in the janitorial or property service industry. industry and be employed in the industry in a nonsupervisory capacity. 
(3) Be culturally competent and fluent in the language or languages that the relevant covered workers  employees  understand.
(h) The director shall develop and  maintain the a  list of qualified organizations.  organizations and qualified peer trainers as recommended by the advisory committee.  The list shall be updated by the director with assistance from the training advisory committee at least once  as recommended by the advisory committee  every three years. The director may approve qualified organizations on an ongoing basis, if they meet the qualifications required by subdivision (f). The fee per participant may be adjusted by the Labor Commissioner as needed. The fee shall not exceed the cost to the commission of administering the list under this subdivision. 
(i) The training  advisory committee shall meet at least once  every three years to review and update the list of qualified organizations and qualified peer trainers.
(j) A qualified organization may work with a training partner to provide the required training, provided that the qualified organization has entered into a written partnership agreement with the training partner. As used in this subdivision, “training partner” means a nonprofit, worker center, or labor organization with at least two years of demonstrated experience in addressing workplace sexual abuse, immigrants’ rights advocacy, and worker rights advocacy.
(k) (j)  (1) The  If the internet website list of qualified organizations that provide peer trainers to employers required to provide training to nonsupervisors under this section indicates there is no   advisory committee may recommend to the director to waive the requirement to use a qualified organization or qualified peer trainer in a specific county. The director, with the recommendation of the advisory committee, may grant a waiver, if it is demonstrated that a  qualified peer trainer available to provide training in a specific county, or if none of the qualified trainers are available to meet an employer’s training needs, an employer  or qualified organization cannot provide the training in the county. If a waiver is granted for a county, an employer in the county  may use a trainer as prescribed by the Civil Rights Department  Department of Fair Employment and Housing  with respect to sexual harassment training and education to provide training to covered workers working in that specific county. education. 
(2) An employer governed by this part shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirement to use a peer trainer to provide the required training if they contracted with a qualified organization that was listed on the department’s internet website at the time of the training.

SEC. 6.

 Section 1430 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1430.
 The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall not register or renew the registration of an employer in any of the following circumstances:
(a) The employer has not fully satisfied any final judgment for unpaid wages due to an employee or former employee of a business for which the employer is required to register under this chapter. part. 
(b) The employer has failed to remit the proper amount of contributions required by the Unemployment Insurance Code or the Employment Development Department has made an assessment for those unpaid contributions against the employer that has become final and the employer has not fully paid the amount of delinquency for those unpaid contributions.
(c) The employer has failed to remit the amount of Social Security and Medicare tax contributions required by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) to the Internal Revenue Service and the employer has not fully paid the amount or delinquency for those unpaid contributions.
(d) The employer has not fully satisfied the terms of any administrative settlement pursuant to the Civil Rights Department processes or a final judicial decree agreed upon with  any final judgment for a violation of Section 12940 of the Government Code that is due to  an employee or former employee of a business for which the employer is required to register under this part for any final judgment for a violation of Section 12940 of the Government Code. part. 
(e) The employer has not fully satisfied any final judgment for failing to secure valid workers’ compensation coverage as required by Section 3700.

SEC. 7.

 Section 1434 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1434.
 A successor employer is liable for any wages, damages,  wages  and penalties its predecessor employer owes to any of the predecessor employer’s former workforce  employee or employees,  if the successor employer meets any of the following criteria:
(a) Uses substantially the same workforce to offer substantially the same janitorial  services as the predecessor employer. This factor does not apply to employers who maintain the same workforce pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 1060) of Part 3.
(b) Shares in the ownership, management, control of the labor relations, or interrelations of business operations with the predecessor employer.
(c) Employs in a managerial capacity any person who directly or indirectly controlled the wages, hours, or working conditions of the affected workforce employees  of the predecessor employer.
(d) Is an immediate family member of any owner, partner, officer, or director of the predecessor employer of any person who had a financial interest in the predecessor employer.

SEC. 7.5.

 Section 1434 of the Labor Code is amended to read:

1434.
 A successor employer is liable for any wages, damages,  wages  and penalties its predecessor employer owes to any of the predecessor employer’s former workforce workforce,  if the successor employer meets any of the following criteria:
(a) Uses substantially the same workforce to offer substantially the same janitorial  services as the predecessor employer. This factor does not apply to employers who maintain the same workforce pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 1060) of Part 3.
(b) Shares in the ownership, management, control of the labor relations, or interrelations of business operations with the predecessor employer.
(c) Employs in a managerial capacity any person who directly or indirectly controlled the wages, hours, or working conditions of the affected workforce of the predecessor employer.
(d) Is an immediate family member of any owner, partner, officer, or director of the predecessor employer of any person who had a financial interest in the predecessor employer.
SEC. 8.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
SEC. 9.
 Section 2.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 1421 of the Labor Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 2732. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 1421 of the Labor Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 2732, in which case Section 2 of this bill shall not become operative.
SEC. 10.
 Section 4.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 1429 of the Labor Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 2732. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 1429 of the Labor Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 2732, in which case Section 4 of this bill shall not become operative.
SEC. 11.
 Section 5.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 1429.5 of the Labor Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 2732. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 1429.5 of the Labor Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 2732, in which case Section 5 of this bill shall not become operative.
SEC. 12.
 Section 7.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 1434 of the Labor Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 2732. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 1434 of the Labor Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 2732, in which case Section 7 of this bill shall not become operative.