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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Workers in California will soon receive a minimum of five days of paid sick leave annually, instead of three, under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday.

The law, which takes effect in January, also increases the amount of sick leave workers can carry over into the following year. Newsom said it demonstrates that prioritizing the health and well-being of workers “is of the utmost importance for California’s future.”

“Too many folks are still having to choose between skipping a day’s pay and taking care of themselves or their family members when they get sick,” Newsom said in a statement announcing his action.

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[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 20 points 9 months ago

Surprised CA is behind the curve so much on this. Washington gives an hour for every 40 worked which amounts to 5.5 days per year if you are working a 40 hour work week. I think that was passed like a decade ago.

[-] hypelightfly@kbin.social 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't think you know what the curve actually looks like if you think this is "behind the curve". The majority of states have 0 paid sick leave by law, CA already had 3 days and is increasing it to 5.

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/state-local-paid-sick-leave-chart.aspx

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

I guess I should have rephrased it up at that Washington is so far ahead of the curve (in the US). The whole country is easy behind the curve compared to everywhere else.

[-] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 3 points 9 months ago

CA has 1 hour for every 30 hours, though yeah you can only earn 48 per year. It's bullshit

[-] FFbob@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Just made me check mine. I'm in a good union and earn 2.46 hours of sick per 40 hours of work and 3.28 hours of leave per 40 hours of work. A year of work is 2498 hours for us for reference.

I also get 48 hours of other leave, 16 hours of leave per each of 13 holidays, and I can take my overtime as 1.5 hours of leave per hour worked instead of pay. We also get 240 hours parental leave for a new child.

Leave accrues whenever we are in a paid status on straight time.

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

That’s better than most of the country but behind newer companies that are attracting talent by giving them unlimited vacation/sick in writing.

Either way the US seriously needs to regulate this and require much more. It’s pathetic how behind it is compared a lot of the world.

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