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CA Bereavement Leave Law Allows Employees Up to Five Days

California bereavement leave law requires most employers to allow employees up to five days of leave upon the death of certain family members. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the legislation Assembly Bill 1949 into law, making CA one of few states providing bereavement leave.

New California Labor Laws for 2023

AB 2693 extends notification obligations for workplace COVID-19 exposure until Jan. 1, 2024. AB 1041 expands definition of family member. AB 1949 expands Government Code Section 12945.7 makes bereavement leave protected for employees who have worked at least 30 days prior.

California Mandates Bereavement Leave Beginning 2023

California requires private employers to provide five days of bereavement leave. Assembly Bill 1949, which Governor Newsom signed, begins January 1, 2023. Covered family members are a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, domestic partner, and parent-in-law.

California Family Rights Act Signed into Law by Newsom

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1949 into law, unlawful for employers with five or more employees to deny an employee’s request to take five days of unpaid bereavement leave upon death of family member. AB 1949 codified as amendment to the California Family Rights Act CFRA.

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