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Lou Correa on Jobs
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Provide paid sick days for illness or family care
Legislative Summary: AB1522: This bill would enact the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 to provide that an employee who works in California for 30 or more days a year is entitled to paid sick days to be accrued at a rate of
no less than one hour for every 30 hours worked.Analysis by San Francisco Examiner: An employee can use their paid sick leave for the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or to obtain preventative care for the
worker or a family member. Likewise, an employee may use their leave if they are a victim of stalking, domestic violence or sexual assault. An employer can't deny an employee the right to use accrued sick days or discharge or any manner discriminate
against an employee for using accrued sick days.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 22-8-10 on Aug/29/14; State Sen. Lou Correa voted YES; Passed Assembly 52-25-2 on Aug/30/14; Signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sep/10/14.
Source: San Francisco Examiner analysis of voting record AB1522
, Aug 19, 2014
Strengthen union organizing rights.
Correa voted YEA PRO Act
H.R.842 & S.420: Protecting the Right to Organize Act: This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace:
- revises the definitions of employee, supervisor, and employer to broaden the scope of individuals covered by the fair labor standards;
- permits labor organizations to encourage participation of union members in strikes initiated by employees represented by a different labor organization (i.e., secondary strikes); and
- prohibits employers from bringing claims against unions that conduct such secondary strikes.
The bill also allows collective bargaining agreements to require all employees represented by the bargaining unit to contribute fees to the labor organization for the cost of such representation.Biden Administration in SUPPORT: The Administration strongly supports The PRO Act. America was not built by Wall Street. It was built by the middle class,
and unions built the middle class. Unions put power in the hands of workers. H.R. 842 would strengthen and protect workers' right to form a union by assessing penalties on employers who violate workers' right to organize.
Rep. Mo Brooks in OPPOSITION: H.R. 842 [is] a radical union bill that tramples the rights of citizens by forcing them to enter into union servitude, including:
- Overturns right-to-work laws in 27 states, thereby forcing citizens, against their will, to pay millions of dollars in dues to labor unions.
- Denies citizens' rights to vote by secret ballot on whether to join a union by imposing a biased "card-check" scheme.
- Deprives individuals of entrepreneurial opportunities. The PRO Act would eliminate the franchise industry and sharing economy as we know them.
Legislative Outcome:Passed House 222-204-4 (Rollcall 82) on 03/09/2021; received and read in the Senate on 3/23; no further Senate action during 2021.
Source: Congressional vote 21-HR842 on Feb 4, 2021
Page last updated: Feb 06, 2022