{"id":23762,"date":"2020-04-16T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=23762"},"modified":"2020-04-16T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T21:15:00","slug":"governor-newsom-announces-paid-sick-leave-benefits-for-food-sector-workers-impacted-by-covid-19-additional-protections-for-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=23762","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Announces Paid Sick Leave Benefits for Food Sector Workers Impacted by COVID-19, Additional Protections for Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governor\u2019s Executive Order will benefit workers in grocery stores and fast food chains, and delivery drivers<\/em><\/p>\n

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Order will give two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave to certain food sector workers if they are subject to a quarantine or isolation order or medical directive<\/em><\/p>\n

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Order also calls for increased hand-washing measures at food facilities to increase consumer protection<\/em><\/p>\n

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SACRAMENTO \u2013\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to support California workers from large employers in the food sector industry impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with two weeks of paid sick leave, filling a gap left by federal relief that had provided similar paid leave benefits for employers with fewer than 500 workers.<\/p>\n

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Workers in the food sector, including farmworkers, agricultural workers, and those working in grocery stores and fast food chains, and as delivery drivers, are part of the state\u2019s essential infrastructure workforce, and have continued to work to serve Californians.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese workers on the front lines of this crisis are our unsung heroes for continuing to work to ensure that Californians have food on their tables during these challenging times, and we must do everything in our power to make sure they are taken care of at home and in the workplace. Making sure they have paid sick leave and added protections in their place of work is critical,\u201d said Governor Newsom.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, the Executive Order provides health and safety standards to increase worker and customer protection by permitting workers at food facilities to wash their hands every 30 minutes, or as needed, to increase proper sanitation measures.<\/p>\n

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The Administration has taken several actions to ensure food worker protections, including recently\u00a0issued guidance by Cal\/OSHA for the grocery industry<\/a>\u00a0on best practices on physical distancing, disinfecting, and the use of reusable bags. Also, the Governor\u00a0released $100 million to support child care<\/a>\u00a0for essential infrastructure workers, including grocery workers, and vulnerable populations last week.<\/p>\n

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A copy of the Governor\u2019s executive order can be found\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and text can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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