CA SB590

Expands California's paid family leave program starting July 1, 2028, to allow workers to receive wage replacement benefits for up to 8 weeks when caring for a "designated person" beyond traditional family members

Defines "designated person" as any care recipient related by blood or whose association with the individual is equivalent to a family relationship, broadening coverage beyond the current list of child, spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or domestic partner

Requires first-time claimants seeking benefits to care for a designated person to identify that person and attest under penalty of perjury to how they are related by blood or how the relationship is equivalent to a family relationship

Weekly benefit amounts remain unchanged, ranging from $50 for lowest wage earners to 70-90% of highest quarterly wages, capped at the maximum workers' compensation temporary disability rate

Funded through the existing Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund, which receives worker contributions through payroll deductions