Paid Sick Leave

California Prepares to Restore COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

Author, Kevin Howard, Account Executive, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.

On January 25, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he had made a deal with legislative leaders on a framework that would provide up to two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave to those who are unable to work due to COVID-19, quarantining or experiencing side effects from the vaccine. As of February 7, 2022, the California legislature passed the bill and we are waiting for the governor to sign it into law.

FFCRA Requiring Mandatory Display of Notice

Author, Lauren Stumpf, Media Communications Coordinator, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is requiring all employers with fewer than 500 employees, to post the Employee Rights - Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act notice in a conspicuous place on their premises. An employer may satisfy this requirement by emailing or direct mailing this notice to employees and new hires or posting it on the employer’s website (“an employee information internal or external website”).