This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Administrative/Regulatory

Jan. 4, 2023

AB 1041: California expands family leave protections

Simply put, the concept of "family" has changed, and existing laws did not allow job-protected family caregiving and sick leave for all of California's working families.

Hilary Weddell

Partner
McManis Faulkner APC

50 W San Fernando St Ste 1000
San Jose , CA 95113

Phone: (408) 279-8700

Email: hweddell@mcmanislaw.com

Boston Coll Law School; Newton MA

See more...

Under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), employees are allowed up to 12 weeks of unpaid, protected leave for their own health condition, for care of a family member with a serious health condition, or for bonding with a new child. Legislation passed in 2020 extended the CFRA medical and family leave protections to additional family members (including adult children, grandparents, siblings and parents-in-law), and now requires employers with at least five employe...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up