California’s paid sick leave days to extend

Workers in the city Los Angeles would be able to earn up to six paid sick leave days under the new law that the LA council has proposed.

The City Council voted on April 2013 by lopsided margin of 13 to 1 to extend the paid sick leave days and asked city lawyers to start drafting the new law.

The six days paid sick leave law will be effective this July 1st, if the City Council passed the drafted law and the Mayor Eric Garcetti signs the bill.

Small business owners will get one year of grace period under the proposed law and the new paid sick law will be applied next year July.

According to the current California paid sick leave law, workers get one hour of sick leave every thirty working hours and they can use up to three paid sick leave days a year.

The proposed law also contains provision to forward unused paid sick days to the following year.

Korean American Council member David Ryu proposed amendment bill to exempt small businesses from the new law but was vetoed by 6-8.

Labor and community activists have voiced their support for the new expanded paid sick leave regulations and welcomed the passage.

But some business owners argue that the new law would place another serious financial burden on top of increase in minimum wage to $10.50 this July. Business owners are worried that the double impact of expanded paid sick leave and the increase in minimum wage will force many small business to go under.