2026 Annual Know Your Rights Notification

Thursday, January 29, 2026, 1:42pm

TO: Sonoma State Employees
FR: Erin Taylor, Director of Employee and Labor Relations
 
Please find attached the annual Know Your Rights notice from the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) regarding State Bill 294 (SB294). You may also find this information by clicking this link for English and/or this link for Spanish
 
As a worker in California, you are entitled to know and exercise your workplace and
constitutional rights. Labor laws, including but not limited to standards for wages, hours,
and health and safety, apply to all workers in the state regardless of immigration status.
If you have any questions about this email please contact Sonoma State Human Resources at [email protected] or you may also contact any of the following organizations:
 
California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO)
Information: (833) LCO-INFO (833-526-4636) 
Immigration helpline: (855) 526-7775 
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/
 
California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) 
(833) 579-0927 
https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/
 
California Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) 
(800) 736-7401 
dir.ca.gov/dwc/