This Law Firm Publication by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. discusses three legislative actions that will affect employers in California. First, on September 9, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law an amendment to California Government Code section 12940, adding unpaid interns to the list of individuals protected by California's anti-discrimination and -harassment laws. This law took effect immediately. Second, California's Fair Employment and Housing Act was amended to require all employers subject to the state's mandatory sexual harassment training requirements to include the prevention of "abusive conduct." Employers with 50 or more employees must provide interactive training regarding sexual harassment prevention to supervisory employees. The new amendment, which takes effect on January 1, 2015, defines abusive conduct as "conduct of an employer or employee in the workplace with malice, that a reasonable person would find hostile, offensive, and unrelated to an employer's legitimate business interests." Finally, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 will require California employers to allow employees to accrue at least one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. This law which takes effect July 1, 2015, also protects employees from retaliation.