Labor/Employment
Nov. 12, 2021
Good grief, California! Workers need bereavement leave
More than 750,000 people in the United States have died from COVID-19, but employees in 49 states — including California — have no legal entitlement to bereavement leave, paid or otherwise. It shouldn’t be that way.
Ronald L. Zambrano
Employment Litigation Chair
West Coast Employment Lawyers
Phone: 213-927-3700
Email: ron@westcoasttriallawyers.com
Ron chairs the firm's Employment Litigation Department.
More than 750,000 people in the United States have died from COVID-19, but employees in 49 states -- including California -- have no legal entitlement to bereavement leave, paid or otherwise. Unless their employers find it in their hearts and policy manuals to provide time off for funeral arrangements and mourning, workers must shove their grief aside and get back to work.
It shouldn't be that way. Losing a parent or a spouse isn't like los...
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