Employees: bereavement leave.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
Current location
Enrolled
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- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill updates California law to clarify and expand bereavement leave rights for employees. It defines ‘designated person’ as someone the employee chooses to include in their family member definition for leave requests. Employers are now limited to allowing one designated person per 12-month period for bereavement leave. The bill also addresses how employers can handle leave requests when existing policies don't provide sufficient paid or unpaid time off, ensuring employees receive at least five days of leave in those situations.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘designated person’ – an individual chosen by the employee as a family member for bereavement leave.
- Limits employers to one designated person per 12-month period for bereavement leave.
- Requires employers to provide at least five days of bereavement leave if existing policies offer less.
- Allows employees to use accrued vacation, personal, sick, or compensatory time off for bereavement leave.
- Specifies documentation requirements for employee leave requests.
- Protects employees from discrimination for exercising their bereavement leave rights.
- Clarifies that bereavement leave is separate from other leave types.
- Addresses collective bargaining agreements regarding bereavement leave provisions.
Who is affected
- Employees
- Employers
- Human Resources Professionals
- Businesses
- State and Local Government Agencies
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