CA AB1867

Creates a small employer family leave mediation pilot program for employers with 5-19 employees, allowing either party to request mediation through the Department of Fair Employment and Housing within 30 days of a right-to-sue notice for family leave violations, with the program expiring January 1, 2024.

Requires food employees to be permitted to wash their hands every 30 minutes and additionally as needed in any food facility.

Establishes COVID-19 food sector supplemental paid sick leave for workers in food facilities or food delivery, with 80 hours for full-time workers or those averaging 40+ hours weekly, or a calculated amount for part-time workers based on normal schedule or average hours worked.

Establishes COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for covered workers employed by private entities with 500+ employees or health care providers/emergency responders by public or private entities, with 80 hours for full-time workers or proportional amounts for part-time workers.

Requires compensation at the highest of the worker's regular pay rate, state minimum wage, or applicable local minimum wage, capped at $511 per day and $5,110 aggregate; both supplemental leave provisions expire December 31, 2020 or upon federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act expiration, whichever is later.