This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses legislation protecting foreign workers that California enacted in October 2013 that became effective on January 1, 2014. In part, the new legislation prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an employee for attempting to exercise a right under California's labor laws or updating or attempting to update personal information unless the changes relate to skills, qualifications or knowledge required for the job. In addition, employers may not report or threaten to report a current, prospective or former employee's suspected citizenship or immigration status, or that of afamily member, in retaliation for their exercise of a right under state or local labor laws.