A new bill introduced into the California State Legislature aims to give employees the 'right to disconnect' from their job when they're off the clock, protecting workers from having to answer emails or calls from supervisors.
A new bill introduced into the California State Legislature aims to give employees the 'right to disconnect' from their job when they're off the clock, protecting workers from having to answer emails or calls from supervisors.Assemblymember Matt Haney of San Francisco introduced Assembly Bill 2751 in February.'It should be optional,' Walnut Creek resident Tony Richelle said. 'An employee ought to have the opportunity to choose if they answer that call.
'Small businesses could be hamstrung if an employee is not able to answer the phone or if an owner says, 'I can't call this person because I might get in trouble,'' Richelle said. 'It might impact that business for one reason or another.'But Assemblymember Haney says there's a work around for all employers.'They just need to have a policy on it about when people are working and when they are not,' Haney said.
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