California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 1002.5

CCP § 1002.5 Effective Jan 1, 2021Title 14 · Part 2 · Ch. 3.6

Statute text

(a)An agreement to settle an employment dispute shall not contain a provision prohibiting, preventing, or otherwise restricting a settling party that is an aggrieved person from obtaining future employment with the employer against which the aggrieved person has filed a claim, or any parent company, subsidiary, division, affiliate, or contractor of the employer. A provision in an agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2020, that violates this section is void as a matter of law and against public policy.

(b)Nothing in subdivision (a) does any of the following:

(1)Preclude the employer and aggrieved person from making an agreement to do either of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 73, Sec. 1. (AB 2143) Effective January 1, 2021.