Bill > SB590

This bill expands California's Paid Family Leave (PFL) program to include a new category of leave called "designated person" starting July 1, 2028. Under the current law, workers can take up to eight weeks of wage replacement benefits to care for seriously ill family members like children, spouses, or domestic partners. The bill broadens this definition to include a "designated person," which is defined as someone related by blood or who has an association equivalent to a family relationship. When requesting leave for the first time to care for a designated person, employees must identify the person and, under penalty of perjury, explain their relationship. The bill updates several sections of the Unemployment Insurance Code to incorporate this new definition, modifying terms like "family care leave" and "family member" to include the designated person. The wage replacement benefit calculations remain the same, with the weekly benefit amount depending on the individual's wages, and the maximum benefit still capped at eight weeks within a 12-month period. The bill also includes a provision that no state reimbursement is required because it potentially creates a new type of legal requirement.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Labor and Employment

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