California will stop making companies pay employees who can’t work because they caught the coronavirus while on the job
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Although the board approved the new rule by a 6-1 vote, many board members said they were disappointed the rule was changed. The new rules will last for two years because they are temporary regulations put in place in response to the pandemic. “We are now going to be telling workers they must be excluded from work if they are sick from workplace exposure but we are not requiring they will be paid. We all know this will lead toWorkers who miss work because of the coronavirus can use sick leave. A state law,, requires companies to give workers up to two weeks of paid time off if they get sick from the coronavirus. But that law expires this month, and it’s not clear if lawmakers will extend it in 2023.
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