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Under a new law, California is bringing back the state’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave — with some big changes. California employers with more than 25 employees must provide up to 80 new hours of supplemental paid sick leave for specific COVID-19-related reasons.

Employers must start providing this new leave on March 29, 2021, so they will need to get up to speed on this new law quickly.

Click here for more details and our full HR Compliance Bulletin.  You can also reference the Department of Industrial Relations FAQs and the mandatory workplace poster for further guidance.

We appreciate your trust in AHERN Insurance Brokerage for employee benefit and health care related services and solutions. As we continue to monitor coronavirus (COVID-19) developments closely, the health and well-being of our clients and their employees is of the utmost importance.

As you may have already noted, health insurers are responding to the COVID-19 threat by offering members no-cost screening and diagnostic testing. We know it can be difficult to keep track of information in times like these, so we have published a consolidated summary of each carrier’s COVID-19 enhanced benefits, FAQ’s and resources which you can find here.

In addition, please note the following key resource pages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health:

While we continue to monitor this fluid situation, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.