![]() Increased Disability Insurance RequirementsĪnother law ( AB 402) going into effect Tuesday requires disability insurance plans to cover severe mental illnesses, such as:Ī law ( AB 980) requiring building code standards for abortion clinics in the state to be the same as codes for all other primary care clinics also goes into effect Tuesday ( Sacramento Bee, 7/1). The measure requires workers to provide a doctor's note stating that their relative needs care.įunding for the law comes from the state disability insurance program, which employees contribute to through their paychecks (Fernandes, " Pass/Fail," KPCC, 6/30). The program allows eligible employees to take off up to six weeks of partially paid leave from their jobs annually and receive 55% of their wages for the time they take off. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation ( SB 770) to expand California's Paid Family Leave program to include workers who take time off to care for seriously ill grandparents, grandchildren, siblings and in-laws ( California Healthline, 9/25/13). ![]() Several new California laws go into effect Tuesday, including measures to expand paid family leave and increase requirements for disability insurance policies, the Sacramento Bee reports.Īn increase in CalSTRS contributions also takes effect Tuesday (White, Sacramento Bee, 7/1). Laws To Expand Paid Family Leave, Disability Coverage Take Effect
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