Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill aims to protect the confidentiality of communications between public employees and their union representatives regarding workplace matters, specifically within public agencies. It prohibits employers from questioning or compelling disclosure of these confidential conversations, with exceptions for criminal investigations. The bill also addresses the shipment of medicinal cannabis by licensed microbusinesses to patients, establishing specific requirements and restrictions to ensure access while preventing abuse. Finally, it modifies existing laws related to medicinal cannabis access and retail sales, including provisions for local jurisdictions and the regulation of cannabis businesses.
Key provisions
- Prohibits public employers from questioning or compelling disclosure of confidential communications between public employees and union representatives.
- Authorizes licensed microbusinesses to directly ship medicinal cannabis to patients under specific conditions (common carrier, possession limits, etc.).
- Requires certified verification of physician recommendations for medicinal cannabis shipments.
- Updates the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act to allow for shipment of medicinal cannabis by licensed microbusinesses.
- Prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting regulations that restrict the retail sale or shipment of medicinal cannabis.
- Modifies the Business and Professions Code to clarify regulations related to medicinal cannabis businesses and patient access.
- Adds a new section to the Government Code regarding employer-employee relations confidentiality.
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