However, these topics continue to be top of mind for employers and legislators. All appear to have fallen through for now, meaning that there is currently no planned extension or replacement for CA COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. There were rumors of various measures that could have extended SB 95’s sunset date and/or codified an employer’s ability to mandate that its workforce get inoculated against COVID-19, such as a highly publicized gut-and-amend of a bill on an unrelated topic. See our in-depth analysis of the bill here. The law provides an annual allotment of up to 80 hours of available SPSL, covers persons who telework, and extends SPSL entitlements to reasons related to vaccinations and family care. Our summary outlines bills already signed into law, those awaiting the Governor’s approval or veto, and those that did not make the cut.ĬOVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave: SB 95 was a budget trailer bill that-effective immediately upon its April 16 signing, and retroactive to January 1, 2021-extended COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) to Septemfor employers with over 25 employers. The fate of those few bills that survived both houses’ scrutiny now lies solely in the hands of Governor Newsom, who just soundly defeated a recall election challenge, adding a unique dynamic to bill-signing season. As we noted in our House of Origin Deadline Blog, relatively few employment-related bills introduced in January survived the House of Origin. Here is our summary of the bills needing only the stroke of the Governor’s pen to become law.įriday, September 10, 2021, marked the deadline for bills to pass out of both legislative houses and on to the Governor-and also marked the end of the road for the majority of the remaining employment-related bills. The Governor has until October 10th to either sign or veto the bills presented.

Seyfarth Synopsis : While the second half of the 2020-21 legislative session saw comparatively fewer employment-related bills than in previous years, those that made it to Governor Newsom’s desk carry some hefty obligations.

Sleek bill update