AB 2499 mends Jury, Court, and Victim Time Off Provisions

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Employees who were victims or who need to assist family members who were victims may now take time off where there was a “qualifying act of violence,” which means any of the following, regardless of whether anyone is arrested for, prosecuted for, or convicted of committing any crime: 

  • domestic violence; 
  • sexual assault; 
  • stalking; 
  • an act, conduct, or pattern of conduct that includes: an individual causes bodily injury or death to another; an individual exhibits, draws, brandishes, or uses a firearm or other dangerous weapon, with respect to another; or an individual uses or makes a reasonably perceived or actual threat of use of force against another to cause physical injury or death.

Also jury, court, and victim time off provisions are now moved from Sections 230 and 230.1 of the Labor Code to Government Code 12945.8 (the Fair Employment Housing Act) and with that, enforcement authority moves to the California Civil Rights Department. 

Employees are permitted to use vacation, personal leave, paid sick leave, or compensatory time off that is available unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement. 

The bill takes effect January 1, 2025.

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