You are correct, employment related expenses are no longer deductible on your federal return.
Yes, for CA it would count as an employment related expense. To benefit from the employment related expenses, you would need to itemize your return instead of taking the standard deduction. Also, employment related expenses are only deductible for the amount that is greater than 2% of your Federal AGI. This means if your federal AGI was $100,000 for the year, only employment expenses that are over $2,000 would be considered as part of the itemized expenses.
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