The new year is right around the corner, and with it comes a host of new and amended laws for California employers. As we blogged about previously, numerous California employment laws changed in 2020 – COVID-19-related AB 685, AB 1867 and SB 1159, expansions to California’s Family Rights Act in SB 1383, new exemptions relating… Read More
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Governor Signs SB 1383 and Extends CFRA Leave to Employees at Small Businesses
On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 1383, radically altering the business and employment law landscape for small California employers. SB 1383 – which goes into effect on January 1, 2021 – significantly expands the reach of California’s Family Rights Act (CFRA), now mandating that employers with 5 or more employees must… Read More
SF Mayor Signs Ordinance Expanding Paid Family Leave
Yesterday, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee signed a local ordinance that requires San Francisco employers to compensate eligible employees while taking paid family leave (“PFL”) to bond with a new child. The New PFL Benefit Under existing California law, the State already pays eligible employees 55% of their prior salary while on baby-bonding PFL. Under… Read More
Governor Brown Signs AB 908 Increasing Paid Family Leave Benefits
Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 908 (“AB 908”). This new bill increases the amount of weekly benefits payable to employees who take leave under California’s existing paid family lave law. California’s existing paid family leave law allows an employee to request paid leave to care for a family member with a “serious… Read More
Governor Brown Signs SB 770 Expanding Family Disability Insurance Benefits
Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 770 which expands California’s temporary family disability insurance program. Under the new law, employees who take time off to care for a seriously ill sibling, parent-in-law, grandparent, or grandchild are also eligible for up to 6 weeks of family disability leave benefits. The prior law granted those benefits… Read More
