California imposes new restrictions on Relo

Layers and Settlements.com recently reported that an employee was able to sue his employer because California statutes state that "NO person, or agent or officer thereof, directly or indirectly, shall influence,persuade, or engage any person to change from one place to another in this State or from any place outside to any place within the state, or from any place outside, for the purpose of working in any branch of labor, through or by means of knowingly false representations, whether spoken, written,advertised in printing form concerning either a) the kind, character, or existence of work or b) the length of time such work will last, or the compensation therefore. It further states that violation of this statute subjects the violator to civil action for double damages. Action can be brought by the injured employee, his assigns or successors without establishing criminal liability.
In the case discussed an employee was asked to move to another city. Once he arrived they cut his base pay. They also made no mention of covering his relocation costs.