Americaâs Lack of Paid Time Off Hurting Vaccine Rollout
As vaccines lag nationwide, employers and local governments are offering paid time off to boost jabs. But some workers are still slipping through the cracks.
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Farmworker Francisco Quintana receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a Santa Clara County mobile clinic at Monterey Mushrooms, an agricultural employer, March 3, 2021, in Morgan Hill, California.
As the director of the local health department in Oak Park, Illinois, Dr. Theresa Chapple does a little bit of everything. Reports of menacing wildlife, restaurant inspections, and environmental threats all pile up on her desk. But when the pandemic hit last year, her work became more singularly focused: to keep her community safe from COVID-19.
The regulatory framework that applies to California is complex and ever-changing. Even the most diligent employers can find themselves unintentionally out of compliance in ways both big and small.
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OAKLAND, Calif., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its California Labor Commissioner s Office has launched a web-based tool in English and Spanish that offers key information on the new 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law, Senate Bill No. 95, signed by Governor Newsom on March 19. The 2021 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law provides workers up to 80 hours of paid sick leave if they or a family member are unable to work or telework due to COVID-19, including for vaccine-related reasons, said Labor Commissioner Lilia García-Brower. We designed this tool so workers and their employers can get information on workers paid sick leave options.
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