Sick Days on the Way to Governor’s Desk

[Omaha Steve]

X post in Labor. Written by an old friend of the DU!!!

http://reportingsandiego.com/2014/09/02/sick-days-on-the-way-to-governors-desk/




Assembly Member Lorena Gonzales


BY NADINABBOTT on SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Sept. 1, 2014 (SACRAMENTO) Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzales from San Diego introduced the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014.” This Act will allow workers who work 30 or more days in a year to get “from the commencement of employment is entitled to paid sick days for prescribed purposes, to be accrued at a rate of no less than one hour for every 30 hours worked.”

This will come into effect on July 1, 2015. Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign it. This is considered a landmark legislation.

The California Chamber of Commerce called the bill a “job killer bill.”

It was also opposed by the Service Employees International Union, who was a former supporter since in the amendment process it excluded home care workers.

FULL story at link.

[yallerdawg]

1. A start!

SEIU - always interesting how 'the rest of the story' illuminates.

I worked for companies that considered illness and absence from work to be terminable offenses. If you brought in a medical excuse you were allowed 3 days, after that considered unexcused absence and termination.

And people wonder why Walmart so vehemently opposes unionization?