By MARGOT ROOSEVELTSTAFF WRITER
MARCH 7, 2021 5 AM PT
Millions of California workers are staring down the pandemic with no clear access to an economic safety net if they take time off, a situation that is deepening the state’s COVID-19 crisis and galvanizing policymakers to extend sick-leave mandates.
Federal and state measures that required most businesses to offer two weeks of paid leave to recover from the coronavirus, or to quarantine in case of exposure, expired Jan. 1. Golden State employees have since been left with three days of mandated sick leave for any illness, the state minimum, although employers may choose to give more.
Read more at: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-03-07/california-bill-on-paid-sick-leave-faces-vote-amid-covid-19