Relates to flexible working arrangements for parents and legal guardians when day care centers and schools are closed during a state or local disaster emergency
Summary
Allows parents and legal guardians to work from home; allows flexible working arrangements during a public health emergency or state or local disaster emergency which closes schools or day care centers; defines terms; creates a rebuttable presumption that an employee can work remotely if such employee has done so for two consecutive pay periods or two weeks; creates a civil penalty for violations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2021
How they voted
43–19
Passed
Total votes 62
May 12, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
May 12, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roxanne Persaud
DDemocratic
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