Mandatory paid sick leave OK’d by Assembly
Central Valley Business Times, May 28, 2008
• Would apply to most businesses
• Passes along party lines
SACRAMENTO - A proposal to require most California businesses to provide paid sick leave for their employees was approved Wednesday by the California Assembly on a vote of 43-25.
The vote was along party lines with the opposition from Republicans.
The measure now goes to the state Senate for consideration.
Assembly Bill 2716 says the sick leave could be used not just when the employee was ill but for caring for a sick family member. It would also grant paid time off to recover from domestic violence or sexual assault.
The proposal calls for nine days of sick leave per year for businesses with 10 or more employees and a maximum of five days per year for smaller companies.
Poll Shows California Voters Support Paid Sick Days Law
Three in four (73 percent) California voters are in favor of a law allowing all workers to earn paid sick days, according to a statewide survey released on August 5, 2008. The poll was conducted by the Field Research Corporation for the California Center for Research on Women and Families (CCRWF), a program of the nonprofit Public Health Institute. Support for such a law crosses party lines and includes 85 percent of Democrats, 75 percent of non-partisans and 56 percent of Republicans.
CA Paid Sick Days Bill Will Boost Public Health: New Report
A research report released on July 30, 2008 shows that the proposed California paid sick days legislation will have significant positive public health impacts. The report entitled A Health Impact Assessment of the California Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act of 2008 was produced by Human Impact Partners and researchers at the San Francisco Department of Health.
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Valuing Good Health in California: The Costs and Benefits of the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act of 2008
Executive Summary
Full Report
Testimony on the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act
Rajiv Bhatia, MD, MPH
Online Rally for Healthy Families
Call on Congress to support paid sick days! Share your own story about why paid sick days are important to you and your family!
August 5, 2008
POLL SHOWS CALIFORNIA VOTERS SUPPORT PAID SICK DAYS LAW
Findings follow new research showing positive public health benefits of AB 2716