SB 1444: Employment.

This bill aims to amend various California labor and employment laws to improve the process of handling employee complaints, settlements, and unemployment benefits. It extends the timeframe for making certain actions, such as elections and changes in retirement status, to within 60 calendar days. The bill also updates the manner in which notice is required to be given, allowing parties to accept electronic service or first-class mail. Additionally, the bill revises the enforcement provisions for misclassification of employees as independent contractors, allowing employees, the labor commissioner, or public prosecutors to recover civil penalties as damages. The bill also eliminates certain requirements for active firefighters in the state's workers' compensation system. Furthermore, the bill requires the director of employment development to report the experiences of school employers rel…