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San Francisco Receives $5.25 Million Settlement From Instacart Over Gig Worker Labor Law Compliance

January 13, 2023 5:24 pm

City Attorney David Chiu and San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) director Patrick Mulligan announced on Thursday that the city of San Francisco will be receiving a $5.25 million settlement from grocery delivery company Instacart over not complying...

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...

New COVID Supplement Paid Sick Leave Coming in Assembly Bill 84

February 2, 2022 6:03 pmFebruary 2, 2022 6:14 pm

As part of the “early action” budget items, Assembly Bill 84 was amended the afternoon of February 2 for a vote expected next week on the Floors of the Senate and Assembly. AB 84 is authored by the Assembly Committee...

Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Proposal For Another Two Weeks Paid COVID-19 Sick Leave

January 25, 2022 3:29 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) announced on Tuesday that workers will once again have two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19, COVID-19 quarantining, and recovering from COVID-19 vaccine...

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...

COVID Paid Sick Leave Program Bill Finalized

March 15, 2021 6:21 amMarch 15, 2021 6:29 am

Senate Bill 95 by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Assembly Bill 84 by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and the Assembly Committee on the Budget were amended on March 12 to provide a new supplemental paid sick leave program in...