Covid-19 Paid Leave Boost for California Workers Goes to Newsom

California employers would have to provide up to 80 hours of paid Covid-19 leave under legislation passed Monday that now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The temporary legislation that labor backs but business opposes restores paid-leave requirements for companies with more than 25 employees. The previous law requiring coverage expired Sept. 30, 2021.

The measure would give workers 40 hours’ pay for quarantine or isolation in addition to whatever their employer provides. Part-time workers would get leave based on hours worked and their schedule. Employees could get an additional 40 hours of paid leave if the worker or another family ...