CA AB2999

Requires employers with 25 or more employees to grant up to 10 business days of unpaid bereavement leave upon the death of a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, or domestic partner.

Requires employers with fewer than 25 employees to grant up to 3 business days of unpaid bereavement leave for the same qualifying relatives.

Allows employees to use existing vacation, personal leave, or compensatory time off instead of unpaid leave, and permits bereavement leave to be taken non-consecutively within three months of the death.

Prohibits employers from interfering with, restraining, discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against employees who exercise bereavement leave rights.

Employees may file complaints with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement or bring civil actions for reinstatement, actual damages, and attorney's fees; employers must maintain confidentiality of employee death notifications and supporting documentation.