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Amended IN Senate June 26, 2025 Amended IN Assembly May 23, 2025 Amended IN Assembly April 09, 2025 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1251 Introduced by Assembly Member Berman February 21, 2025 An act to add Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 440) to Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1251, as amended, Berman. Job postings. Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, under the direction of the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations to enforce various labor laws. Existing law requires certain employers to disclose certain salary information in job postings. This bill would require a private employer who publicly advertises a job posting to include in the posting a statement disclosing whether the posting is for a vacancy for the advertised position or not. The bill would make a violation of those provisions unfair competition. not, as specified. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 440) is added to Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Labor Code, to read: Article 3.5. Job Postings 440. (a) Every private employer who publicly advertises a job posting shall include in the posting a statement disclosing whether the posting is for a vacancy for the advertised position or not. The statement shall be clear, conspicuous, and written in a legible font. (b) A violation of this section constitutes unfair competition, which includes unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising under Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code.