There are many laws that provide for time off, paid or unpaid, and some provide protected leaves of absence, too, including CFRA, USERRA, FMLA, PFL, PDL, California Paid Sick Leave,.
California Dems want to renew supplemental sick leave to curtail pandemic
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They say the supplemental sick leave can protect employers and employees like Bartolome Perez.
The McDonald s employee says he felt stuck in a tough situation at work almost from the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Perez explained through an interpreter why it got worse after December 31. When emergency paid sick leave protections ended, many workers like myself were faced with a difficult choice: Go to work sick or lose out on income our families need to survive, Perez said.
He says he s worked for the fast-food giant for 30 years, but his Los Angeles restaurant has taken several hits from the virus.
Labor & Employment New Year Round-Up: What to Expect in 2021
USA
December 22 2020
Several new pieces of California legislation have either recently gone into effect or will take effect on January 1, 2021, impacting nearly all employers and how they handle COVID-19 related issues, leaves of absence, worker’s classification, discrimination disputes, arbitration agreements, union relations, and other miscellaneous issues.
Our round-up will help you determine which key issues may impact you in 2021; contact us to be sure you’re ready for all these upcoming changes.
New COVID-19 Reporting Obligations
Governor Newsom added to California’s growing list of COVID-19 health and safety related laws by signing AB 685, imposing additional reporting obligations on employers and expanding the California Division of Occupational Health and Safety’s (Cal/OSHA) authority to issue shutdown orders for workplaces that pose a risk of an “imminent hazard” relating to COVID-19.