Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Join the Chamber
  • Business Directory
  • GCVCC
    • Articles Of Incorporation
    • GCVCC Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Ambassadors
  • Events
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Ribbon Cutting Request
    • SWAF Volunteer Sign Up
  • Legislative Action
    • Legislative Platform
    • Legislative Action
    • Elected Leaders
  • Resources & Publications
    • Get Your Business Known
    • Focus on Small Business
    • Business Support
    • Publications
    • The Gem
    • Hot Deals
  • Our Partners
    • Pure Community / My-Local-Valley
    • Office Depot Chamber Rewards Program
  • News
    • Community
    • City
    • Business
    • Non-Profit news
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Legislative Advocacy Updates
    • E-Newsletter Signup
    • Submit Your News
  • Chambers
    • Desert Advertising Federation
    • Cathedral City Chamber
    • Coachella Chamber
    • Desert Hot Springs Chamber
    • Indian Wells Business District
    • Indio Chamber of Commerce
    • La Quinta Chamber
    • Unincorporated Riverside County
  • Member Login
  • Join
  • Business Directory
  • GCVCC
    • Article of Incorporation
    • GCVCC Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Ambassadors
  • Events
    • Events & Registration
    • Events Recap
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Ribbon Cutting Request
  • Legislative Action
    • Legislative Platform
    • Legislative Action
    • Elected Leaders
    • Legislative Tracker
  • Resources & Publications
    • Get Your Business Known
    • Focus on Small Business
    • The Gem
    • Newsletters
    • Advertise In Our Publications
    • Business Support
    • Job Posting
    • FREE PPE
  • Our Partners
    • LoveLocalCV
  • News
    • Community
    • City
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Legislative Advocacy Updates
    • E-Newsletter Signup
    • Submit your news
  • Chambers
    • Cathedral City Chamber
    • Coachella Chamber
    • Desert Advertising Federation
    • Desert Hot Springs Chamber
    • Indio Chamber of Commerce
    • La Quinta Chamber
    • Indian Wells Business District
    • Unincorporated Riverside County
  • Shop Local
    • CV Shop Local Directory
    • Hot Deals
    • Member to Member Deals

News

Governor Signs New Paid Sick Leave Mandate Into Law

March 22, 2021

News from CalChamber

Sacramento, CA: Late Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that mandates the addition of up to 80 hours of employer-paid COVID-19 sick leave retroactive to January 1, 2021. The new law applies to employees who work for a public or private employer with more than 25 employees.

Upon signing the legislation into law, Governor Newsom said, “Even as case rates and hospitalizations decline and vaccinations ramp up, we can’t let our guard down and must do all we can to stop this virus from spreading.”

The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of more than 110 allied groups, strongly opposed the proposal. The coalition expressed concerns about costs on employers, administrative burdens, potential liability for unanticipated errors and claims under the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA).

The new law goes into effect on March 29, 2021.

The most important thing employers need to be aware of with respect to this new mandate is that this new bucket of 80 hours of leave is in addition to any leave an employee took in 2020 under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act or AB 1867 and there are new qualifying reasons for the leave, including getting the vaccine and recovering from symptoms related to the vaccine.

The CalChamber will be providing additional compliance information about the new paid sick leave law through an upcoming podcast and additional materials available on the CalChamber website and the COVID-19 resource page.

About CalChamber

The California Chamber of Commerce is the largest, broad-based business advocate to government in California, working at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting all California business. As a not-for-profit, we leverage our front-line knowledge of laws and regulations to provide affordable and easy-to-use compliance products and services.

Upcoming Events

Jan 26
January 26 - January 29

2023 The Southwest Arts Festival

Feb 2
7:30 am - 9:30 am

Morning Mixer | Better Homes and Gardens Desert Lifestyle Property

Feb 2
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Ribbon Cutting | Desert Sotheby’s International Realty

Feb 3
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Chamber 101

Feb 9
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Ribbon Cutting | Charming Smiles of La Quinta

View Calendar

Recent Posts

  • Coachella Valley’s First Putting Skins Game
  • An Interactive Book Talk: The Strikers of Coachella
  • Mission Springs Water District’s 70th Anniversary Celebration 
760.347.0676
760.347.6069
[email protected]

Locations

Coachella

1515 6TH ST.
Coachella, CA 92236

M – TH | 8:30am – 4:30pm

Cathedral City

45-149 Smurr St., Ste. A
Indio, CA 92201

M – F | 8:30am – 4:30pm

Indio

45-149 Smurr St., Ste. A
Indio, CA 92201

M – F | 8:30am – 4:30pm

Desert Hot Springs

12561 Palm Drive, Ste. C
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240

M – F | BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

La Quinta

78015 Main Street,
Suite 206
La Quinta, CA 92253

M – F | BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Use
© Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved.

Sign up for the latest news and updates from GCVCC.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

en English
zh-CN Chinese (Simplified)nl Dutchen Englishfr Frenchde Germanit Italianpt Portugueseru Russianes Spanish