‘Right to Disconnect’ Plan in California Hits Employer Backlash

A California “right to disconnect” proposal aims to protect workers from the growing expectation that they’re always available to their bosses, spurring opposition from business groups that say it would create a compliance mess especially for management of salaried employees.

The bill (AB 2751) would require employers to identify specific work hours for their employees and prohibit them from demanding workers respond to communications outside those hours, except for emergencies and scheduling changes.

If enacted, it would be the first state law of its kind in the US, although more than a dozen countries including Australia, France, ...