Governor Newsom signed into law a plethora of bills that significantly expand the rights of employees in California, although notably vetoing a bill that would have prohibited caste discrimination. Most of the new laws take...more
10/31/2023
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Update Feb 18: This advisory has been updated to include the required notice to employees that must be posted in the workplace or otherwise disseminated to employees who work remotely.
On February 9, 2022, Governor...more
On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed a new Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) bill (SB 114) into law, which becomes effective on February 19, 2022. The new SPSL law will be codified in California Labor Code Sections...more
On September 9, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1867 which expands California employees' entitlement to COVID-19 paid sick leave (CPSL). The law parallels an executive order directed towards food...more
Update May 26: This blog has been updated to reflect current guidance about Bay Area emergency paid sick leave. In response to COVID-19, California cities have begun to implement emergency paid sick leave ordinances to...more
Update May 15: This blog has been updated to reflect current guidance about Bay Area emergency paid sick leave. In response to COVID-19, California cities have begun to implement emergency paid sick leave ordinances to...more
Update May 13: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on California COVID-19 paid sick leave laws, including those applicable to LA County.
This summary is for general information only. It is not...more
Update May 11: This blog has been updated to reflect current guidance about Bay Area emergency paid sick leave. In response to COVID-19, California cities have begun to implement emergency paid sick leave ordinances to...more
This summary is for general information only. It is not a full analysis of the matters presented and should not be relied on as legal advice.
In response to COVID-19, local governments across California have enacted...more
Update April 20: This blog has been updated to reflect current guidance about Bay Area emergency paid sick leave. In response to COVID-19, California cities have begun to implement emergency paid sick leave ordinances to...more
Update April 15: This blog has been updated to reflect additional guidance about Bay Area emergency paid sick leave. In response to COVID-19, California cities have begun to implement emergency paid sick leave ordinances to...more
In response to COVID-19, California cities have begun to implement emergency paid sick leave ordinances to support local workers. These local ordinances add another layer of complexity for businesses navigating the rapidly...more
In recently published amendments to its regulations, the California Fair Employment & Housing Council (FEHC) has clarified formerly confusing rules and brought the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) into closer parallel to...more
8/13/2015
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On July 13, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law urgency legislation amending the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, which generally requires employers to provide paid sick leave to almost all...more
California’s “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014,” otherwise known as California’s Paid Sick Time (or Paid Sick Leave) law, went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, and will become operative for accrual purposes on...more
The California Legislature was unusually active this year. Significantly, California introduced mandatory paid sick live, created new “unfair immigration-related practices” and expanded potential liability for employers who...more
12/3/2014
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California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, which requires employers to provide almost all California employees with three paid sick days per year. Although many...more