CALIFORNIA'S PAID FAMILY LEAVE LAW: SB 1661

By Richard J. Simmons, Attorney With Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP,L.A.

  In 2004, landmark legislation authorized paid family leave benefits for California workers. SB 1661 is the first legislation of its kind in the nation. It requires employers to notify new and existing employees of their legal rights. The legislation is expected to create problems with staffing, productivity, scheduling and efficiency. Employers must implement measures to comply with the new obligations resulting from SB 1661. They must understand the circumstances under which employees can take time off from work, employee benefit rights and take steps to maintain their staffing levels and efficiency.

  In his new publication, Attorney Richard J. Simmons of the law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, examines the provisions of SB 1661 in detail. He addresses the qualifying events, benefit provisions, relationship between the new paid leave benefit rules and other leaves of absence laws, the ability to require employees to use vacation leave, the new notification rules, and the proactive steps that employers should evaluate. The publication will assist employers to address their responsibilities under the new law. Among the subjects discussed in the publication are the following:

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