California SB1149: Employees: bereavement leave.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 12945.7 of the Government Code, relating to employment. employment Employees: bereavement leave. Existing law 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, as defined, to refuse to hire, or to discharge, demote, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against, an individual because of the individual’s exercise of the right to bereavement leave or because of the individual’s giving information or testimony as to their own or another person’s…

From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:

An act to amend Section 12945.7 of the Government Code, relating to employment. employment Employees: bereavement leave. Existing law 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, as defined, to refuse to hire, or to discharge, demote, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against, an individual because of the individual’s exercise of the right to bereavement leave or because of the individual’s giving information or testimony as to their own or another person’s bereavement leave, or to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any of these rights, as specified. This bill would include a designated person identified by the employee, as specified, in the definition of “family member” and authorize an employer to limit an employee to one designated person per 12-month period for purposes of these provisions relating to bereavement leave. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 12945.7 of the Government Code is amended to read: 12945.7. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Designated person” means any individual related to the employee by blood or whose association …

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Sponsors

• Durazo, Maria Elena (D, SD26) · primary sponsor