vi | 2023 Cal-Peculiarities ©2023 Seyfarth Shaw LLP www.seyfarth.com 7.24 How Does California Law Affect Multi-State Employees?................................................................ 265 7.25 Civil Penalties ................................................................................................................................... 268 7.26 Criminal Penalties............................................................................................................................. 296 8. Employee Benefits ...................................................................................................... 319 8.1 Domestic Partners ............................................................................................................................ 319 8.2 Required Coverage .......................................................................................................................... 320 8.3 Cal-COBRA ...................................................................................................................................... 320 8.4 Mandatory Employer-Funded Health Care ...................................................................................... 321 8.5 Explanation Of Benefits .................................................................................................................... 322 8.6 CalSavers Retirement Savings Program.......................................................................................... 323 8.7 Large Group Health Insurance ......................................................................................................... 323 9. Special Posting, Distribution, and Notice Requirements......................................... 326 9.1 Posting Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 326 9.2 Distribution Requirements ................................................................................................................ 329 10. Employee Access to Personnel Records .................................................................. 334 10.1 Personnel Records ........................................................................................................................... 334 10.2 Signed Employee Instruments ......................................................................................................... 334 10.3 Shopping Investigator’s Report ........................................................................................................ 335 10.4 Payroll Records ................................................................................................................................ 335 11. Employer Retention of Records ................................................................................. 337 12. Covenants Not to Compete ........................................................................................ 339 12.1 General Prohibition........................................................................................................................... 339 12.2 Implications for Wrongful Termination.............................................................................................. 341 12.3 “No Rehire” Clauses ......................................................................................................................... 341 12.4 Permissible Contractual Restrictions................................................................................................ 342 12.5 Protection of Trade Secrets.............................................................................................................. 344 12.6 Preventing Data Theft with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? ................................................... 345 12.7 California Penal Code Section 502: An Alternative to the CFAA ..................................................... 346 13. Procedural Quirks Regarding Termination of Employment and Post-Termination350 13.1 Cal-WARN Act .................................................................................................................................. 350 13.2 Notices Required .............................................................................................................................. 352 13.3 Final Pay Checks.............................................................................................................................. 353 13.4 Separation Agreements.................................................................................................................... 354 13.5 Worker Retention Laws .................................................................................................................... 356 14. Health and Safety Law ................................................................................................ 359 14.1 Injury and Illness Prevention Program ............................................................................................. 359 14.2 “Be a Manager, Go to Jail” Act ......................................................................................................... 359
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