California lawmakers passed legislation on Monday to provide most workers with up to two weeks of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave.
California lawmakers passed legislation on Monday to provide most workers with up to two weeks of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave, a move policymakers hope will slow the spread of the coronavirus across the state.
The Legislature passed the proposal in conjunction with several other bills that provide companies with relief from unrelated tax limits the state placed on businesses in the early stages of the pandemic, and give Gov. Gavin Newsom an additional $1.9 billion in state budget funds for testing and vaccinations, and to address hospital surges and other COVID-19 emergency needs.
“California employers continue to do their part to keep employees and the public safe during this pandemic,” Jennifer Barrera, president and CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement. “The COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave is another example of this, where employers will take on an additional burden to provide leave, but do so in order to protect the broader public.”
As part of the agreement between the governor and legislative leaders to extend sick leave, the legislation was tied to several other proposals in Newsom’s 2022-23 budget plan last month that restore tax credits the state suspended and capped two years ago when officials feared the pandemic would damage the state’s economy.
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