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.

  • @givesomefucks
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    1 year ago

    It’s more than that…

    6 hrs a pay period for 26 pay periods, divide that by 8 to get days…

    19.5 sick days a year.

    (I was wrong about that, but still)

    Federal employees have one of the strongest unions in the country. But it’s not like they can help people outside their own union.

    The voters need to elect politicians will to make this stuff legislation for every American worker.