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california sick Leave Law

has Long reach

Arkansas companies should pay attention, experts advise

By Jennifer Barnett reed all companies with operations in new ruLes
Contributing Writer California to take a close look at the law The act specifies that all employees
and make sure that if they’re required who work at least 30 days in California
On the surface, it may not seem to comply, they do. in a one-year span must be given 24
like California’s Healthy Workplaces, Companies don’t have to be head- hours, or three days, of paid sick leave
Healthy Families Act, which went into quartered in California to be subject to by their employers — regardless of where
effect July 1, would be of much concern the new law, said Bob Jones, a former the employer is based. There is still
to Arkansas trucking companies. The California Labor Commissioner who some confusion, however, about exactly
law, after all, applies only to employees now works for the national employment what “30 days” means. According to
who work at least 30 days in California law firm Ogletree Deakins. Jones, who a blog post written by other attorneys
in a one-year time period, and the vast is based in San Francisco, gave a presen- at Ogletree Deakins, the law as writ-
majority of trucking companies nation- tation about the law at the American ten seems to state that the requirement
wide already offer paid time off to their Trucking Associations’ 2015 Leadership means 30 actual work days, but the
employees. Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.
It’s still a good idea, though, for 

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