Paid Family Leave Archives - California Globe

Gov. Newsom Signs AB 1041: Expands Family Leave to Include Non-Family

September 30, 2022 6:37 amSeptember 30, 2022 6:41 am

On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1041, by Assembly Member Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland). AB 1041 amends Government Code Section 12945.2 and Labor Code Section 245.5 relating to expansion of the California Family Rights Act...

New Bill Would Expand Paid Family Leave Benefits for Those Affected by Coronavirus

March 31, 2020 4:23 pm

A new Senate bill designed to give more funding to families struggling to care for children under the COVID-19 coronavirus stay-at-home orders was announced on Monday. An expansion of the Paid Family Leave program Senate Bill 943, authored by Senator...

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....