Compliance with California’s paid sick leave law grew increasingly complex this year with new legislative developments. The Labor Commission updated its Frequently Asked Questions Page for California Paid Sick Leave to address these changes. Our article, New FAQs on California Paid Sick Leave Unveiled | California Workplace Law Blog, identifies highlights from the FAQs
California’s SB 1105: What Agricultural Employers Should Know About Expanded Use of Paid Sick Leave
Jackson Lewis attorneys Monica Bullock and Briana Antuna provide an insightful analysis of Senate Bill 1105, which expands paid sick leave for agricultural employees to include emergencies like smoke, heat, or flooding. This change takes effect on January 1, 2025. Read their take on this important legislative update here.
School Is Back in Session—Don’t Forget About Possible California Leave Entitlements for Parents
As kids head back to school, California employees with children may need time off for various reasons from school-related activities to kids who are sick. Here are reminders of the California leave entitlements for parents and caregivers.
Learn more here.
Updated Rates for California EDD Benefits and San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance for 2024
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released the 2024 Voluntary Plan Employee Contribution and Benefit Rate.
Employers with employees located in California are generally required to withhold and send state disability contributions to the EDD.
Of note, Senate Bill (SB) 951, which was signed in 2022, eliminated the Maximum Contribution
The City of San Diego Releases Guidance on Compliance with State and Local Paid Sick Leave
On January 1, 2024, California’s Senate Bill (SB) 616 takes effect, increasing the amount of paid sick leave employers are required to provide to California employees. In the new year, employers will be required to provide 40 hours of sick leave. Several cities in California also have their own paid sick leave ordinances, and employers
2024 Will Bring Anaheim’s Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance
The Anaheim Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance takes effect January 1, 2024, though it had a rocky path to passage.
It started with a more expansive ordinance proposed in May, which was sent to the voters in October and failed.
Meanwhile, the City Council passed an ordinance focused on the safety of hotel workers
California Adds Leave for Reproductive Loss
Senate Bill (SB) 848, scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2024, requires employers with 5 or more employees to provide employees who have worked for at least 30 days with up to five days of reproductive loss leave.
Read more here.
California’s Paid Sick Leave Requirements Increased Effective 2024
On October 4, 2023, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 616, which increases the amount of paid sick leave employers are required to provide to California employees.
Beginning on January 1, 2024, employers must increase the amount of sick leave provided to California employees from three days/24 hours to five days/40 hours.
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It’s PSL Season—Not Pumpkin Spice Latte but Paid Sick Leave
As school resumes and temperatures fall, employees may be calling out sick. Here is a refresher on the basics of California’s paid sick leave law known as the Healthy Workplace Healthy Families Act, Labor Code 245 et seq.
Read more here.
California Employee Leave Entitlements 101: School-Related Requests
While students are enjoying the dog days of summer, California employers may want to review leaves available to parents and caregivers before the school year begins.
Just as there are considerations when employing minors, there are also leave entitlements employers should be aware of when employing parents and caregivers.
Under the Labor Code, “Parent”