Workers in California will soon receive a minimum of five days of paid sick leave annually, instead of three, under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday.
The law, which takes effect in January, also increases the amount of sick leave workers can carry over into the following year. Newsom said it demonstrates that prioritizing the health and well-being of workers “is of the utmost importance for California’s future.”
“Too many folks are still having to choose between skipping a day’s pay and taking care of themselves or their family members when they get sick,” Newsom said in a statement announcing his action.
Cool but let’s not forget what he did earlier this week. He vetoed a bill that would have allowed striking workers unemployment benefits. All he had to do was sign it
And please don’t @me with ‘perfect being the enemy of good’ kinda responses, it was a true slam dunk for workers and unions (unlike this pittance) and he blocked it..
There was a lot of discussion on that issue, and the general consensus was that he was right for doing so for several reasons. Finances (worker fund is something like 20B in debt), differences between unemployment and striking, some other stuff.
That’s not even perfect being enemy of good. That’s just good that we left on the table.