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.
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I left reddit partly cuz of this tone, and im feeling that lemmy will be better if i cannot hear folks like you. Consider working on a less adversarial tone in future comments unless you’re an argument junkie
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workers rights improved when workers stopped doing their job and started wrecking shit, not by accepting garbage like this because its ‘not as bad as the other guy’
Sure it’s less bad, but it’s still pretty dismal.
Then again it’s also mind boggling that you guys can’t get medical care for serious issues without the risk of bankruptcy, or that your employers hold the keys to whether or not you can afford to get medical care.