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Health Insurance: Will 2007 Be the Year for Universal Health Insurance?

By jessica Jan 10, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Although California lawmakers were unable to pass a universal health insurance law during 2006, new proposals are now on the table. Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and Senator Don Perata have unveiled measures that would require businesses to provide health benefits to employees or pay into a state insurance pool that would provide health coverage.

Sick Leave: San Francisco Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave Measure; A Sign of the Times?

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 5, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Neither California nor federal law requires employers to give employees paid sick leave–but now, as a result of last November’s election, the city of San Francisco does. Sixty-one percent of San Francisco voters approved Proposition F, which requires one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked. The ordinance, which takes effect Feb. 5, […]