Under California law, workers have the right to name an emergency contact. If a worker is arrested or detained at work and the employer knows about it, the employer must notify that contact when required by law.
To help with this, the Emergency contact section has a consent checkbox that lets employers and employees mark the emergency contact as the person to notify if the worker is arrested or detained during employment. The checkbox is driven by California law, but Workstream has applied it across all states.
The checkbox reads: "I consent to my employer notifying my emergency contact if I am arrested or detained by law enforcement."
Where you'll find it
In the Emergency contact edit form, alongside the contact's name, relationship, phone, and email.
In the Basic information step of onboarding.
In the Workstream US app, under Consent.
Who can mark it
Employers can help employees mark this checkbox. HR can mark it for an employee through the Emergency contact edit form.
Employees who are starting the new onboarding process will mark their own during onboarding.
Existing employees can mark it in the Workstream US app.
Changes or boxes checked to the emergency contact will be logged in the History tab.
