{"id":135987,"date":"2022-02-09T21:41:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T05:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=135987"},"modified":"2022-02-09T21:41:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T05:41:42","slug":"governor-newsom-signs-paid-sick-leave-extension-expanded-relief-for-small-businesses-and-historic-package-to-promote-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=135987","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Signs Paid Sick Leave Extension, Expanded Relief for Small Businesses, and Historic Package to Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland, CA&#8230;Governor Gavin Newsom today visited a small business in Oakland to sign legislation extending COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for workers, and early budget action to provide an additional $6.1 billion in tax relief, tax credits and direct grants for small businesses hit hard by the pandemic, bolstering the state\u2019s historic COVID relief efforts and investing in California\u2019s iconic entrepreneurial economy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailytide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paid-sick-leave-1024x693-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12334\" src=\"https:\/\/dailytide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paid-sick-leave-1024x693-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Governor Newsom signs paid sick leave extension and COVID relief for small businesses while visiting NIDO\u2019s BackYard in Oakland.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A-IkK-Udobs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs California continues to lead the nation\u2019s economic recovery, today\u2019s action deepens our commitment to supporting the workers and businesses that have sustained us all during this unprecedented pandemic and are driving our economy,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cWe\u2019re ensuring that workers have the time they need to take care of themselves and their loved ones, expanding our nation-leading small business relief grant program and supporting the businesses whose innovation and entrepreneurial spirit help make California the 5th largest economy in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Outlined by the Governor, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2022\/01\/25\/governor-newsom-legislative-leaders-announce-framework-to-extend-supplemental-paid-sick-leave-protecting-workers-and-supporting-businesses-amid-covid-surge\/\">\u00a0in January<\/a>, SB 114 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review ensures that employees continue to have access to up to 80 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave through September 30, 2022, which may be used by employees who have been advised to quarantine, those caring for COVID-impacted family members, attending a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, and more.\u00a0Small businesses employing 25 or fewer workers are exempt from the legislation, which\u00a0is retroactive to sick leave taken beginning January 1, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaid sick leave is key to ensuring workers don\u2019t have to make the impossible choice between going to work sick or losing wages needed to pay rent and keep food on the table,\u201d said Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation. \u201cBy signing COVID paid sick leave into law today,\u00a0Gov. Newsom provided critical protection to frontline workers and families across the state, and underscored California\u2019s commitment to the essential workers that have given so much to help our communities weather this devastating pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Building on last year\u2019s robust support for small businesses impacted by the pandemic \u2014 including\u00a0$6.2 billion in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/04\/29\/governor-newsom-signs-bill-giving-small-business-a-6-2-billion-tax-cut\/\">\u00a0tax relief<\/a>\u00a0for small businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program loans \u2014\u00a0Governor Newsom today signed SB 113 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review to provide an\u00a0additional $6.1 billion in\u00a0tax relief, tax credits and direct grants to the hardest hit businesses. SB 113 includes provisions that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide a nearly $500 million tax cut for\u00a0restaurants and venues:\u00a0By conforming state tax policy for the federal\u00a0Restaurant\u00a0Revitalization\u00a0Fund\u00a0and federal Shuttered Venue Operators grant programs, grants received by such businesses will not be considered taxable by the state \u2013 translating into a tax cut totaling nearly $500 million over the coming years.<\/li>\n<li>Restore $5.5 billion in tax credits and deductions for California businesses: By restoring business tax credits, including for\u00a0research and development and\u00a0the net operating loss deduction for businesses one year early, the near-term benefit\u00a0for such businesses is estimated to reach $5.5 billion.<\/li>\n<li>Invest $150 million in COVID-19 relief grants for California\u2019s small businesses:\u00a0SB 113 invests an additional $150 million in California\u2019s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to\u00a0fund applicants on the waitlist \u2013 the program has provided grants of up to $25,000 for small businesses impacted by the pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis business relief package of more than $6 billion will help to offset losses employers have incurred, help create good paying jobs, and will speed up our economic recovery from the pandemic,\u201d said\u00a0Jennifer\u00a0Barrera, CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce. \u201cWhile we have more work to do, this sends the right message that California is investing in the success of our business community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaid sick leave is a life or death issue for grocery workers like me and the customers in our stores,\u201d said Samantha Webster, a grocery store worker at Safeway in Hercules and a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5. \u201cI\u2019m proud of the way grocery workers came together to demand this important public health measure. Having access to supplemental paid sick leave will now let me stay home if I need to and not have to worry about getting my customers and coworkers sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning of the pandemic, the Administration has taken action to protect and support California\u2019s workforce, including expanding access to job-protected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2020\/09\/17\/governor-newsom-signs-bill-extending-job-protected-family-leave-to-nearly-6-million-californians\/\">Paid Family Leave<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2020\/09\/17\/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-protect-californias-workforce-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\">workers\u2019 compensation<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/02\/23\/governor-newsom-signs-legislative-package-providing-urgent-relief-to-californians-experiencing-pandemic-hardship\/\">more resources<\/a>\u00a0for critical\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2020\/04\/10\/governor-newsom-announces-release-of-100-million-to-support-child-care-services-for-essential-workers-and-vulnerable-populations\/__;!!C5ewNI1kZw!Ah2wWl0vP9n2rQylp8t2VkwA7WFmBfI75RP8HbzGRf_lgo8gp2Qnpzog5WdqaKAS8JxFOnU$\">child support services<\/a>\u00a0for essential employees and vulnerable populations;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2020\/04\/09\/governor-newsom-announces-additional-unemployment-benefits-for-workers-impacted-by-covid-19-as-unemployment-claims-reach-record-levels\/__;!!C5ewNI1kZw!Ah2wWl0vP9n2rQylp8t2VkwA7WFmBfI75RP8HbzGRf_lgo8gp2Qnpzog5WdqaKASdg9PKYU$\">additional weekly unemployment benefits<\/a>; building a pipeline of personal protective equipment to help workers stay safe on the job; and support for employees to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2020\/07\/24\/governor-newsom-announces-new-supports-for-california-workers\/__;!!C5ewNI1kZw!Ah2wWl0vP9n2rQylp8t2VkwA7WFmBfI75RP8HbzGRf_lgo8gp2Qnpzog5WdqaKASLZNSDcQ$\">isolate and quarantine<\/a>\u00a0outside their home, among other measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to the Governor and our leaders in the Legislature for taking this urgent action to support teachers like me with the paid sick leave we need to keep ourselves, our families and colleagues safe while providing a safe learning environment for students,\u201d said Johanna Garcia Normart, a teacher at Eden Gardens Elementary in Hayward. \u201cThis extension will help our schools continue to meet the unprecedented pandemic challenges we face every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaid COVID sick leave really matters for all workers, and especially for health care workers, who need it in order to provide quality safe services to our patients and communities, and in order to take care of ourselves and families, too,\u201d said Mayra Castaneda, a health care technologist and member of SEIU UHW.<\/p>\n<p>For full text of the bills, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/\">http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland, CA&#8230;Governor Gavin Newsom today visited a small business in Oakland to sign legislation extending COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for workers, and early budget action to provide an additional $6.1 billion in tax relief, tax credits and direct grants for small businesses hit hard by the pandemic, bolstering the state\u2019s historic COVID relief efforts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/paid-sick-leave-1024x693-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135987"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135989,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135987\/revisions\/135989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/135988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}