Bill > SB3

This bill, starting July 1, 2018, grants paid sick days to in-home supportive services (IHSS) providers, who are individuals who provide care to eligible recipients in their homes, aligning them with other employees under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. The bill also mandates a phased increase in the state's minimum wage, with larger employers seeing increases from January 1, 2017, to January 1, 2022, and smaller employers (25 or fewer employees) from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2023, though these increases can be temporarily suspended by the Governor based on economic conditions, with the Director of Finance annually assessing employment and tax receipts to determine if the increases are sustainable. Following the final scheduled increase, the Director of Finance will annually adjust the minimum wage based on a specified formula tied to inflation, and the bill also requires the Director of Finance to certify whether the General Fund can support the scheduled increases, with provisions for suspending increases if economic conditions or the state's budget are unfavorable.