Anyone tired of answering emails and calls from their boss after work may soon be protected by law in California.

A bill has been introduced in California legislature that would give employees the “right to disconnect” from their jobs during nonworking hours.

Assemblymember Matt Haney of San Francisco first introduced the bill, Assembly Bill 2751 in February, which would allow employees to disconnect from communications from their employer during nonworking hours.

If passed, California would be the first state to create a “right to disconnect” for employees. Similar laws have already been enacted in 13 countries, including Australia, Argentina, Belgium, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal and Spain.

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Care to describe what you’re calling “ops” or do you think your company’s technobabble means something?

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Are you asking me what is operations?

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“Ops” means “Operations” and is far from technobabble. Ops could be everything from maintenance and security personnel to IT workers who keep business-critical systems running.

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So technobabble. No real making. It’s just a word to slap on whatever you decide is important.

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