(h) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) and unless otherwise provided by a law enacted pursuant to paragraph (3), individuals who perform work for state law, employees of the Regents of the University of California shall have the right to, and shall be covered by, the following basic state labor standards as they apply in the private sector to employees of the state on or after January 1, 2025:
(A) Equal pay standards, including those
established pursuant to the California Equal Pay Act and California Fair Pay Act of 2015.
(B) The payment of a minimum wage.
(C) The timely payment of wages.
(D) The payment of overtime and standards governing the hours of work.
(E) Occupational safety and health standards.
(F) Meal and rest breaks.
(G) Paid leave, including paid sick leave.
(H) Standards against displacement and contracting out of work as provided for in state laws governing the nonemergency use of personal service contracts by the state.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) and unless otherwise provided by a law enacted pursuant to paragraph (3),
state law, individuals who perform work for the Regents of the University of California shall have the right to, and shall be covered by, the following basic state labor standards as they apply to work performed for the state or pursuant to state contracts: to the payment of a prevailing wage for work paid for, in whole or in part, out of University of California funds, if that work would be considered public works under prevailing wage laws applicable to the state on or after January 1, 2025.
(A)The payment of a prevailing wage for work paid for, in part or in whole, out of University of California funds, if that work would be considered public works under prevailing wage laws applicable to
the state.
(B)For individuals directly employed by the Regents of the University of California, standards against displacement and contracting out of work as provided for in statutes governing the nonemergency use of personal service contracts by the state, unless those requirements are superseded by more favorable terms in a bona fide collective bargaining agreement.
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Legislature may enact laws in furtherance of to further the rights established by this subdivision or to define the
subdivision, to establish, define, or specify basic state labor standards identified in this subdivision, and may enact laws applicable to the Regents of the University of California, or to establish other health, safety, and labor protections for individuals performing work for the Regents of the University of California to the same extent as for other California workers. California.
(4) This subdivision shall not apply to a contract entered into before January 1, 2025, if compliance with this subdivision
would impair the obligations of that contract.
(5) This subdivision shall not preclude the state labor standards and protections identified in this subdivision from being superseded by more favorable terms in a collective bargaining agreement.