[California] New COVID-19 paid sick leave requirement passes

On September 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1867 into law. The new law requires large employers, and some health care providers, to provide up to 80 hours of paid leave for COVID-19–related reasons. AB 1867 also codified the governor’s previously issued executive order. (Links via original reporting)

The executive order lays out paid sick leave and hand-washing requirements for food sector workers, creates a small business family leave mediation pilot programme and addresses enforcement issues in California’s pre-COVID-19 paid sick leave law. The National Law Review takes a closer look at AB 1867’s COVID-19-related supplemental paid sick leave requirements for non-food sector workers.

On September 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1867 into law. The new law requires large employers, and some health care providers, to provide up to 80 hours of paid leave for COVID-19–related reasons. AB 1867 also codified the governor’s previously issued executive order. (Links via original reporting)

The executive order lays out paid sick leave and hand-washing requirements for food sector workers, creates a small business family leave mediation pilot programme and addresses enforcement issues in California’s pre-COVID-19 paid sick leave law. The National Law Review takes a closer look at AB 1867’s COVID-19-related supplemental paid sick leave requirements for non-food sector workers.