Division 7 - California Workplace Outreach Program

California Labor Code — §§ 11000-11005

Sections (6)

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 771, Sec. 1. (SB 578) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 11005.

(a)The Department of Industrial Relations, upon appropriation of funds to the department for this purpose, shall establish and administer the California Workplace Outreach Program.

(b)The purpose of the program shall be to promote awareness of, and compliance with, workplace protections that affect California workers, with a focus on low-wage, high-risk, and high-violation industries.

(c)The department shall consult and collaborate with the Civil Rights Department when the program’s outreach and education materials involve protections 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)

or any statute referenced in subdivision (f) of Section 12930 of the Government Code.

§ 11001

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 771, Sec. 1. (SB 578) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 11005.

For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Department” means the Department of Industrial Relations.

(b)“Program” means the California Workplace Outreach Program.

(c)“Qualified organization” means a nonprofit organization with demonstrated experience in carrying out in-person outreach and education directed at workers in industries and demographic groups deemed by the department or its divisions to be vulnerable to violations of workplace protections.

§ 11002

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 771, Sec. 1. (SB 578) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 11005.

The department shall issue a competitive request for application for qualified organizations to provide education and outreach services to workers and to assist workers to assert their workplace rights. The department may require qualified organizations to participate in training.

§ 11003

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 771, Sec. 1. (SB 578) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 11005.

(a)The department shall guide discussions with qualified organizations regarding priority topics for outreach and education, which may include, but are not limited to, minimum wage, overtime, paid leave, retaliation, health and safety, excessive heat, discrimination protections, the adjudication processes of the Department of Industrial Relations and issues that affect certain low-wage, high-risk, and high-violation industries differently.

(b)The department shall consult with qualified organizations and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and, as relevant, its departments and boards to create education and outreach materials informing workers of their rights on priority topics and training materials for workers and organizations. The

materials shall be translated into non-English languages, to be determined by the department in consultation with each qualified organization, as appropriate for the geographic region the qualified organization serves. The department may require its final approval of education, outreach, and training materials, and organizations shall implement any changes required by the department.

§ 11004

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 771, Sec. 1. (SB 578) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 11005.

The department and qualified organizations shall meet twice a year, or more frequently at the discretion of the department, to coordinate efforts around outreach and education, and for qualified organizations to share information relevant to enforcement activities of the department, in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality laws.

§ 11005

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 771, Sec. 1. (SB 578) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Division 7, commencing with Section 11000.

This division shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.