SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers passed legislation on Monday to provide most workers with up to two weeks of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave, a move policymakers hope will slow the ...

California officials hope the return of state-mandated COVID-19 sick pay will encourage infected workers to stay home and help slow transmission.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Wednesday to extend COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for workers and bolster California’s investments to support small businesses hit hard ...

COVID-19 sick pay in California would return under deal between Newsom, lawmakers California officials hope the return of state-mandated COVID-19 sick pay will encourage infected workers to stay ...

California reinstates COVID-19 sick pay and more aid for businesses ... Paid sick leave is an important safety net for when cases rise, he said, but not the only benefit workers need.

New COVID sick pay bill leaves out at least 1 in 4 California workers The bill, which the Legislature passed Monday, doesn’t apply to small employers with 25 or fewer workers.

A bill on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom would require large employers in California to offer workers up to 80 hours of COVID-related paid sick leave. But there’s a catch: The bill, which the ...