--- title: "The pros and cons of right-to-disconnect legislation" url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-pros-and-cons-of-right-to-disconnect-legislation-le1wjb4gv source_url: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/leadership/right-to-disconnect-legislation type: article source: "Atlassian" published: 2024-05-07T20:56:21.620Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z tags: ["leadership", "work-life-balance"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 2 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The pros and cons of right-to-disconnect legislation **[Atlassian](https://daily.dev/sources/atlassian)** · 5 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary California lawmakers have proposed a bill that would give workers the 'right to disconnect' from their jobs when they're not on the clock. The potential benefits include combating worker burnout and improving physical and mental health. However, implementing these laws may pose challenges for employers in terms of flexibility and compliance. Organizational leaders should prioritize establishing workplace norms that respect personal time and model the behavior they expect from employees. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#leadership](https://daily.dev/tags/leadership), [#work-life-balance](https://daily.dev/tags/work-life-balance) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-pros-and-cons-of-right-to-disconnect-legislation-le1wjb4gv)