California governor lauds passage of 'historic' sick leave bill

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California governor lauds passage of 'historic' sick leave bill

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-governor-lauds-passage-historic-sick-leave-bill-174542618.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DAVOuM4Nt0OKYwBtxNpEAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-30T194004Z_1_LYNXMPEA7T0CE_RTROPTP_2_USA-SICKLEAVE-CALIFORNIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of California Governor Jerry Brown speaking during a news conference at Memoria y Tolerancia museum in Mexico City" align="left" title="File photo of California Governor Jerry Brown speaking during a news conference at Memoria y Tolerancia museum in Mexico City" border="0" /></a>By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A measure to grant California workers mandatory sick leave that passed the state legislature early on Saturday appeared poised to become law after Governor Jerry Brown lauded it as a historic achievement. The bill would require employers to provide at least three days of annual paid sick leave to workers, who would accrue the time off at a rate of one hour per 30 hours worked. If Brown signs the measure into law, California will join Connecticut as the only states mandating paid sick leave, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Business groups have mostly opposed efforts to impose mandatory paid sick leave, saying that they could force businesses to pare back work forces and raise prices.</p><br clear="all"/>

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