On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 616 (SB 616) into law, officially expanding the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (HWHFA), California’s ...

In other words, the paid sick leave bank can be capped at 48 hours. SB 616 would more than double the minimum accrual cap for paid sick leave in California from 48 hours or 6 days, to 112 hours or ...

Grown-ups deserve paid sick leave. But we need a national policy guaranteeing that sick children can be cared for by their best advocates. Accessibility statement Skip to main content ...

Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer.. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy treatments and to recover from surgery. Most ...