Legal Developments

Leave

Recent California employment-law developments in Leave.

Benefits

Paid Family Leave Expands to Cover a Designated Person

Senate Bill 590 expands California’s paid family leave program to cover time off to care for a seriously ill “designated person,” effective January 1, 2026, with the new eligibility rules operative July 1, 2028.

Discrimination

Reinstating Labor Code Leave Protections for Crime Victims

Assembly Bill 406, an urgency statute, revives the former Labor Code leave and anti-retaliation provisions for crime and abuse victims, applying them only to conduct occurring on or before December 31, 2024.