New California laws 2020: Minimum wage, power outages, more rules changing in 2020

Laws impacting nursing mothers, rent control, hairstyle discrimination take effect

ByJuan Carlos GuerreroKGO logo
New California laws in 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- While internet companies have prospered with little oversight in the past decade, 2020 ushers in a new era California with more protections for internet users and the rising number of gig workers. Here is a list of the new state laws that will take effect on January 1, 2020.

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