SB 848 — Employment: leave for reproductive loss.

Summary

Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant a request by any employee to take up to 5 days of bereavement leave upon the death of a family member. This bill would additionally make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to grant a request by an eligible employee to take up to 5 days of reproductive loss leave following a reproductive loss event, as defined. The bill would require that leave be taken within 3 months of the event, except as described, and pursuant to any existing leave policy of the employer. The bill would provide that if an employee experiences more than one reproductive loss event within a 12-month period, the employer is not obligated to grant a total amount of reproductive loss leave time in excess of 20 days within a 12-month period. Under the bill, in the absence of an existing policy, the reproductive loss leave may be unpaid. However, the bill would authorize an employee to use certain other leave balances otherwise available to the employee, including accrued and available paid sick leave. The bill would make leave under these provisions a separate and distinct right from any right under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The bill would make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to retaliate against an individual, as described, because of the individual's exercise of the right to reproductive loss leave or the individual's giving of information or testimony as to reproductive loss leave, as described. The bill would require the employer to maintain employee confidentiality relating to reproductive loss leave, as specified. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/10/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 10, 2023
• Enrolled 09/19/23 - Enrolled pdf September 19, 2023
• Amended 06/28/23 - Amended Assembly pdf June 28, 2023
• Amended 05/18/23 - Amended Senate pdf May 18, 2023
• Amended 03/21/23 - Amended Senate pdf March 21, 2023
• Introduced 02/17/23 - Introduced pdf February 17, 2023
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Action History

1. October 10, 2023

   Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 724, Statutes of 2023.

2. October 10, 2023

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 21, 2023

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. September 14, 2023

   Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2799.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

5. September 13, 2023

   In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

6. September 13, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3391.) Ordered to the Senate.

7. September 05, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. September 01, 2023

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (September 1).

9. July 12, 2023

   July 12 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

10. June 28, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. June 27, 2023

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 27).

12. June 15, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

13. June 01, 2023

    Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and JUD.

14. May 25, 2023

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

15. May 24, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 3. Page 1274.) Ordered to the Assembly.

16. May 22, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

17. May 18, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

18. May 18, 2023

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1186.) (May 18).

19. May 12, 2023

    Set for hearing May 18.

20. May 08, 2023

    May 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

21. May 01, 2023

    Set for hearing May 8.

22. April 26, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 897.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

23. April 20, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 834.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

24. April 18, 2023

    Set for hearing April 25 in JUD. pending receipt.

25. April 11, 2023

    Set for hearing April 19.

26. March 29, 2023

    Re-referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.

27. March 21, 2023

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

28. March 01, 2023

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

29. February 21, 2023

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

30. February 17, 2023

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Luz Rivas · Cosponsor
• Marc Berman · Cosponsor
• Sharon Quirk-Silva · Cosponsor
• Catherine S. Blakespear · Cosponsor
• John Laird · Cosponsor
• Mike McGuire · Cosponsor
• Skinner · Cosponsor
• Henry I. Stern · Cosponsor
• Scott D. Wiener · Cosponsor
• Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor
• Ash Kalra · Cosponsor
• Tina McKinnor · Cosponsor
• Gail Pellerin · Cosponsor
• Pilar Schiavo · Cosponsor
• Susan Rubio · Primary

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