© Provided by KTLA-TV Los Angeles California paid COVID sick leave would return under new dealGov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers reached an agreement Tuesday to again require employers to provide workers with up to two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave to recover from COVID-19 or care for a family member with the virus. A similar law from 2021 that provided 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave expired Sept. 30. State officials hope the deal, which also boosts early budget funding for COVID-19 response to $1.8 billion, will encourage workers with the virus to stay home and help slow transmission. Companies across California would have to absorb the costs of additional paid time off for workers.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 25, 2022 18:57 UTC