California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Extended Until the End of Year & Small Business and Nonprofit Grants
September 30, 2022
On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 152 extending the current provisions for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) from September 30, 2022 to December 31, 2022. AB 152 amends the employer required SPSL for employees who refuse to submit a diagnostic test and permits employers to require employees to submit a second diagnostic test, if the first test is positive, within no less than 24 hours. Additionally, AB 152 establishes the California Small Business and Nonprofit COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to assist qualified small businesses or nonprofits with covering costs associated with COVID-19 SPSL.
For more information about AB 152, see CA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: RE-EXTENSION OF COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE (mckaguerosasco.com)