Protect Essential Workers, Expand Access to Paid Leave (AB 3216)

AB 3216 addresses the urgent need to enable California to recover from COVID-19, prevent recurring outbreaks, and move toward economic recovery by allowing workers to care for themselves and their families. What does AB 3216 do?

Provides 3 days of emergency paid sick leave to all California workers during a state of public health emergency;

Provide 12 weeks of job-protected emergency family and medical leave for workers in a vulnerable population at high risk of severe illness and for workers who are subject to a quarantine order during a state of emergency;

Provide 12 weeks of job-protected emergency family and medical leave to care for a child, parent, or spouse whose school or care facilities have been closed due to a state of emergency;

Provides a right of recall and retention for workers who have been laid off in the heavily COVID-impacted industries of hotels, airport hospitality, event centers and building services.

Author:
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, co-author Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez

Sponsors:
ACLU of California, Legal Aid at Work, California Employment Lawyers Association, Equal Rights Advocates, California Work and Family Coalition, California Labor Federation, and Unite Here

Take action >> Ask your CA Senator to support AB 3216!

Bill Status [Active]

Updates
Passed - Assembly Floor (06.18.2020)
Approved - Assembly Appropriations Committee (06.03.2020)
Approved - Assembly Labor Committee (05.22.2020)
Introduced (05.12.20)

Sponsors

ACLU of California, Legal Aid at Work, California Employment Lawyers Association, Equal Rights Advocates, and California Work and Family Coalition

Authors

Assemblymembers Ash Kalra and Lorena Gonzalez

Session

2019-2020

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Position

Support