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Of course, as with any bill that would change the labor laws of the state, this bill introduced by Sen. Kuehl has already attracted its share of critics. The California Chamber of Commerce, the organization that represents many employers in the state, has come out to say that it will not support the bill as is. It has said the new paid time off requirements would put a strain on employers in the state, and even lead to some of them having to hire and train temporary workers in order to compensate for the employees that go on paid family leave in order to care for family members and extended family members.

The other opponents of the bill have said, according to my sources, that the state government should not tell employers what sort of benefits program they should be able to afford. Some employers could be able to afford to allow their employees time off for such family matters, and in that case, it should be up to them to permit such time off policies to take placed at heir company, say these opponents of the new bill. In the case of employers, however, who cannot afford to give their employees so much time off, then that should be their prerogative not to allow such time off policies at their company.

However, at the moment, it is not up to business leaders and employers to decide what will happen with this bill. They can lobby their representatives and such, and I am sure they will, but it is now up to the Senators of California to vote on the bill from Kuehl and decide if family leave paid time off will be permitted for care of extended family members.

In the meantime, employers should be prepared for the passage of the law, as well as the possibility that a new Family and Medical Leave Law poster, or FMLA labor law poster, would be required for the state of California.

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