· AB 53 (Dymally; D) PENDING Revised 3/27/07 – removed references to universal health care coverage. Changed to establish an Office of AIDS in the State Department of Public Health with 6 regional HIV/AIDS centers, outreach programs and to provide individuals who test positive for HIV or AIDS with appropriate referrals for care and medical treatment. · AB 71 (Dymally; D) PENDING This bill would, beginning January 1, 2009, provide for the automatic adjustment of the minimum wage on January 1 of each year, which would be calculated by multiplying the minimum wage by the previous year's percentage of inflation. · AB 14 (Laird) PENDING Discrimination: Civil Rights Act of 2007. Expands provisions to the Unruh Civil Rights Act in respect to what is illegal discrimination and disciplinary action on the grounds of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, or sexual orientation. · AB 1425 (Davis-D) PENDING To amend the California labor code to clarify that staffing firms can pay employees who finish their assignments on the “next regular payday.” · AB 1710 (Swanson) PENDING Would require that temporary services employers, with certain exceptions, pay their employees weekly, regardless of when the assignment ends, unless the employee is discharged, quits, is assigned to work for a client on a day-to-day basis, or if the employee is assigned to work for a client engaged in a labor dispute. · SB 549 (Corbett; D) PENDING Employee's Right to Bereavement Leave This bill would add the right to request and take time off for bereavement leave without discharge or discrimination. · SB 622 (Padilla; D) PENDING Independent Contractors This bill prohibits misclassification of employees as independent contractors and authorizes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to assess specified civil penalties from persons or employers violating the bill. The bill authorizes employees who suffer actual harm or a labor union or organization to bring actions to recover these civil penalties. FEDERAL: HR1532 PENDING Introduced March 15th (DeLauro; D-Conn.) the Healthy Families Act that would guarantee seven paid sick days per year to employees working at least 30 hours a week at companies with 15 or more workers. Under the bill, the sick days could be used for the employee's own medical condition, as well as doctor appointments or medical treatment, as well as to care for an ill family member. Pro rata paid sick leave benefits would be available to part-time employees. The measure provides benefits similar to those under the new San Francisco paid sick leave ordinance. To back-page, Use your browser BACK button