More to come.
To the Members of the California State Senate:
I am returning Senate Bill 549 without my signature.
This bill, along with two others I am returning without my signature, would significantly
expand California’s workplace leave laws. While some expansion of existing law may
have merit, these laws in combination are too expansive and also fail to recognize the
need for reforms to current law.California has the strongest employment leave and workplace protection laws in the
country. While these laws have been enacted with the best of intentions, they have also
caused much confusion for employers and employees. Unfortunately, many California-
only standards in areas such as family leave, overtime, and meal and rest periods have
been developed haphazardly and have resulted in needless litigation that has created a
perception that California is not friendly to business.Instead of expanding the confusing network of laws that presently exist, employers and
employees should be working together to eliminate confusion and create a system of
workplace laws that protects workers, provides reasonable leave requirements, and offers
both employers and employees flexibility to meet their respective needs.For these reasons, I am returning this bill without my signature.
Sincerely,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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I’ve been checking on any other bill like this. My wife’s grandfather passed and she was told by her employer that did not qualify as immediately family and was then told she may take an unpaid single day, but if she takes any other days, she will be fired. The funeral is mid-week in NY and she is now devastated she can’t go.
I was a told the same by my company, which I have only been working for during the past two months, so I have no days off accrued at all, I’ve also been told. “If you want to work here, you’re going to have to keep personal matters to yourself.” I resisted an attempt to severely injure the person who told me this and quit, because we, like so many others, are in an economic hole.
My reaction is one of sheer anger.
I’m sure the governor can take as many days off as he wants when ANYONE he knows dies, not just family members. Another reason I will work against him being elected to any other political office in the future.
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