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.

    • @BetaBlake
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      101 year ago

      English is descriptive not prescriptive, nobody owns the English language nor has a more correct version, and that’s coming from Oxford University.

      • @smellythief
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        41 year ago

        Sounds like you don’t laugh in any language.

        • @Cryophilia
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          41 year ago

          That’s actually what Germans sound like when they laugh

    • @[email protected]
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      01 year ago

      Sick leave in the UK is still pretty shit unless your company covers it or you get a generous amount of paid sick days. SSP is a pittance and needs rethinking and employers attitudes towards illness needs sorting out (pay rises being related to illness being one thing).