McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 616 into law, officially expanding the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, California’s paid sick leave law.

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InterWest Insurance Services

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that will increase the amount of paid sick leave days California workers are eligible for. The law, SB 616, will expand the minimum number of paid sick leave days that employers are required to provide to five days (40 hours) from the current three, or 24 hours.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As of December 31, 2023, all employees physically working in Chicago for at least two hours in a two-week period will earn both one hour of paid leave and one hour of paid sick leave for every 35 hours worked, pursuant to an ordinance passed by the Chicago City Council on November 9, 2023.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Expanded paid sick leave Two bills have expanded the use of paid sick leave. Under the new law, employees can use vacation, personal leave, paid sick leave, or compensatory time off that is available to them for safe-time absences. It applies to workplaces with 25 or more staff.

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InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Sick leave law expanded A new law that takes effect Jan. 1 will increase the amount of paid sick leave days California workers are eligible for to five days (40 hours), up from the current three, or 24 hours. The new legislation applies to virtually all employees in the state.

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InterWest Insurance Services

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Paid sick leave. Workers who have paid sick leave can take those days off when they really need to stay home and don’t feel obligated to go to work when sick just because they need the money. More time off can be in the form of additional vacation time or “mental health” days.

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InterWest Insurance Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

” SB 616 Workers in California are entitled up to a minimum of three days (or 24 hours) of paid sick leave per year, and this legislation would expand that to seven days — or 56 hours. Here’s a look at the two measures, which the California Chamber of Commerce has dubbed “job killers.”

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