California To Be Second State To Mandate Sick Leave Pay
Only Connecticut has done this so far, but California is poised to follow suit when Governor Jerry Brown signs it into law.
The bill would require employers to provide at least three days of annual paid sick leave to workers, who would accrue the time off at a rate of one hour per 30 hours worked.
If Brown signs the measure into law, California will join Connecticut as the only states mandating paid sick leave, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
“Tonight, the Legislature took historic action to help hardworking Californians,” Brown said in a statement. “This bill guarantees that millions of workers – from Eureka to San Diego – won’t lose their jobs or pay just because they get sick.”
Businesses, of course oppose this, saying it will force them to cut down on workers.
Click here for reuse options!Business groups have mostly opposed efforts to impose mandatory paid sick leave, saying that they could force businesses to pare back work forces and raise prices.
In contrast, some Democratic lawmakers said the California measure did not go far enough, because it does not cover home health care workers, most of whom are women.
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Tommy6860 August 30th, 2014 at 21:58
I don’t know why businesses are opposed to this. Most workers cannot afford to miss work for obvious reasons. If they have a communicable sickness, it not only affects the ability to work and help with profits, that person could also get others sick as well. Where I work, we get 6 days/yr. CEOs, executives and managers (you know exempt employees) don’t have to worry about this; they get paid whether they are at work or not.
rg9rts September 1st, 2014 at 10:20
Don’t think that being salaried is a bed of roses either. Its a favorite retail ploy to go to a salary then float your hours up to 60+ so that in essence you earn less and are slave labor.
Tommy6860 August 30th, 2014 at 21:58
I don’t know why businesses are opposed to this. Most workers cannot afford to miss work for obvious reasons. If they have a communicable sickness, it not only affects the ability to work and help with profits, that person could also get others sick as well. Where I work, we get 6 days/yr. CEOs, executives and managers (you know exempt employees) don’t have to worry about this; they get paid whether they are at work or not.
rg9rts September 1st, 2014 at 10:20
Don’t think that being salaried is a bed of roses either. Its a favorite retail ploy to go to a salary then float your hours up to 60+ so that in essence you earn less and are slave labor.
rg9rts September 1st, 2014 at 10:16
New York City just put that into place
rg9rts September 1st, 2014 at 10:16
New York City just put that into place