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Gov. Newsom Signs Paid COVID-19 Sick Leave, $6.1 Billion in Small Business Relief Bills

February 9, 2022 4:36 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law while in Oakland on Wednesday, both bringing back COVID-19 paid sick leave through September and $6.1 billion in tax credits to small businesses. One of the bills, Senate Bill 114, which was...

Bill To Give Employees Additional Two Weeks COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Passes Legislature

February 8, 2022 12:01 pm

A bill that would once again give employees an additional two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19, COVID-19 quarantining, caring for those sick with COVID-19, and recovering from COVID-19 vaccine side effects passed in the state legislature on...

Senate Passes Bill That Would Give Over 10 Million Employees Two Weeks Of COVID-19 Sick Leave

March 19, 2021 7:17 pm

The California Senate approved of a bill that would allow over 10 million employees in the state to receive up to two weeks of paid time off for COVID-19 related illness and treatment. Senate Bill 95, authored by Senator Nancy...

Paid Family Leave Expansion Comes To a Vote In The State Assembly

September 9, 2019 4:24 pmSeptember 10, 2019 7:45 am

Senate Bill 135, which would increase the number of people qualified for family leave and expand the definition of who’s covered under family leave, faces a vote this week. SB 135’s language would change existing laws in a large way....