SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a lengthy list of bills that affect both employers and their employees that are set to take effect starting next year.

Many of the bills that will officially go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, include laws governing employer obligations such as providing workers with updated notices of their rights in the workplace, artificial intelligence (AI), expanded leaves of absence and the prohibition of "stay-or-pay" contracts.

Here are just some of the new laws that will take effect in the workplace starting on Jan. 1.

Assembly Bill 692: "Stay-or-Pay" Contracts

Assembly Bill 692 will affect employment contracts entered into on or after Jan. 1. It bans employers from requiring workers to "pay an employer, training prov

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