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The end of 2020 was not the end of the California
Legislature s focus on employment-related legislation. Just two
months into the new year, the Legislature has already introduced
several bills addressing the workplace that could impact employers
who still may be implementing coronavirus-related legislation. This
article discusses two such bills on the horizon that employers will
want to follow as they work their way through the Legislature.
AB 1179 - Paid Backup Childcare
The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, embodied
in Labor Code Sections 245-249, requires employers of all sizes to
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The end of 2020 was not the end of the California Legislature’s focus on employment-related legislation. Just two months into the new year, the Legislature has already introduced several bills addressing the workplace that could impact employers who still may be implementing coronavirus-related legislation. This article discusses two such bills on the horizon that employers will want to follow as they work their way through the Legislature.
AB 1179 – Paid Backup Childcare
The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, embodied in Labor Code Sections 245-249, requires employers of all sizes to provide paid sick days to eligible employees, among other requirements. Eligible employees who work in California for 30 or more days are eligible to accrue paid sick days as of the date their employment begins, at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Employers may limit an employee’s use of paid sick day
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the number of employment-related bills California legislators
introduced by the February 19th deadline are those that would
extend COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and provide other
leaves and accommodations.
After last year s pandemic-caused truncation of the 2020 legislative
session in which the governor signed only 372 new laws, the fewest
since 1967 many expected the introduction of a large number
of bills. Yet only 1,560 bills were introduced in the Assembly this year, the
lowest number in six years though there is no shortage of
labor and employment-related bills.
Below, we summarize the most significant labor and employment
bills introduced, which help mark the legislative playing field for
Monday, March 8, 2021
The end of 2020 was not the end of the California Legislature’s focus on employment-related legislation. Just two months into the new year, the Legislature has already introduced several bills addressing the workplace that could impact employers who still may be implementing coronavirus-related legislation. This article discusses two such bills on the horizon that employers will want to follow as they work their way through the Legislature.
AB 1179 – Paid Backup Childcare
The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, embodied in Labor Code Sections 245-249, requires employers of all sizes to provide paid sick days to eligible employees, among other requirements. Eligible employees who work in California for 30 or more days are eligible to accrue paid sick days as of the date their employment begins, at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Employers may limit an employee’s use of paid sick days to 24 hours or three da