California Considers Right to Disconnect Law to Improve Work-Life Balance

California is considering a "right to disconnect" law that would require employers to differentiate between work and non-work hours.

The law would mandate that employees only have to respond to messages during agreed upon work hours.

The goal is to improve work-life balance, which ranks low for the U.S. compared to other countries.

The law allows for flexibility - emergencies, on-call workers, and collective bargaining agreements are exempt.

Supporters argue the law will make California businesses more competitive in attracting workers.