Before the COVID-19 crisis, there were limited paid leave entitlements in California for employees requiring time off to deal with childcare and school closures. California Labor Code 230.8 required that employers of 25 or more employees working at the same location were required to provide employees with up to 40 hours of unpaid leave within
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Childcare Relief for Essential Critical Infrastructure Employees
By Jonathan A. Siegel on
Posted in California
Many employees and employers, in recent weeks, have been adjusting to the new normal of working from home due to California’s Shelter-in-Place order. However, employers and their employees deemed part of the essential critical infrastructure face a different complication. One major issue facing essential employees is handling childcare issues in light of daycare and…
It’s Back to School Time—Which Means California School Activities Leave
By Susan E. Groff & Joelle A. Mervin on
Posted in Disability and Leave
It is back to school time for school children, which means that parents are more likely to request time off to attend to child care or other school activities. And in California—parents have leave entitlements which employers should be mindful of.
California Labor Code section 230.8 provides such time off for certain employees to participate…