Legal Experts: ‘Right to Disconnect’ Bill Is Disconnected from Business Realities

Eric Tate spoke to SHRM regarding California’s “right to disconnect” bill that would require an employer to establish a workplace policy that provides employees the right to disconnect from communications from the employer during nonworking hours unless there’s an emergency.

Eric noted that the bill does not state how much an issue must disrupt business operations for an employer to be able to contact an employee outside of work hours, stating, “Many minor disruptions may have huge impacts on employers but may not amount to the disruption needed to be exempt from the bill’s forbearance on off-the-clock communications.”

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