2022 saw laws increasing pay equity through pay disclosure laws, curtailing employer use of noncompete agreements. Some state-paid family and medical leave laws are taking effect, legal protections for sexual harassment victims and discrimination continued to increase.
California extended the time for eligible employees to use COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave by three months, or until the end of 2022. In a further change, Assembly Bill 152 also.
Governor Newsom signed AB 152 extending availability of paid covid sick leave for California employees. Covid supplemental paid sick leave law provided a covered employer did not have to provide leave if an employee refused to provide documentation of a test result.
San Francisco employers will soon be required to comply with an additional Ordinance providing San Francisco-based employees with paid leave during future public health emergencies. In.
Proposition G Ordinance providing San Francisco-based employees with paid leave during future public health emergencies employers with 100 or more employees worldwide to provide up to 80 hours of paid public health emergency on October 1, 2022.