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California Alert: Governor signs amendments to new paid sick leave law – changes effective immediately

California employers, take note.  Emergency legislation amending and clarifying certain provisions of the recently-effective Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act was signed into law Monday (July 13) by Governor Brown, and went into effect immediately.  Among other changes, AB 304 amends the Act as follows: Regarding accrual of sick leave: Provides that an employer may use … Continue Reading

Federally-Required Paid Sick Leave – President Obama Pushes Passage of Healthy Families Act

Although a few states – most notably California – as well as a handful of cities have passed legislation requiring that employers provide paid sick leave benefits to employees, federal law presently does not mandate that employers offer this benefit.  (The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires that certain employers provide time off … Continue Reading
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