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
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Last action Feb 7, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2023
How they voted
41–19
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Mar 8, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roxanne Persaud
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
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