Julie Hamilton
As we begin 2024, California has a new right for employees to take leave to grieve loss that went into effect with the new year.
Effective January 1, 2024, the state will require employers with five or more employees to provide eligible employees up to five days of leave following a reproductive loss, including failed adoption, surrogacy, or assisted reproduction. This comes one year exactly on the heels of a California law requiring employers to provide leave for employees to mourn the death of a family member.
If you have employees in California, you should prepare to comply with the new requirement and remain alert to the evolving bereavement-leave landscape. Read more