REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 25, 2015
FROM: JEFF CARDELL, Director
Personnel Services Department
BY: KEN PHILLIPS, Labor Relations Manager
Personnel Services Department
SUBJECT
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***Approve Side Letters of Agreement Implementing Provisions of AB 1522, Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 with Unit 1, represented by IUOE, Stationary Engineers, Local 39; Unit 3, represented by Fresno City Employees Association (FCEA); Unit 4 and Unit 9, represented by the Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA); Unit 5 and Unit 10, represented by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 753; Unit 6, represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 1027; Unit 7, represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 100; and, Unit 13, represented by the City of Fresno Professional Employees Association (CFPEA)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve the attached side letters of agreement which implement provisions of State of California Assembly Bill 1522, known as the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 (Labor Code Sections 245 - 249).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Effective July 1, 2015, the Healthy Workplace, Healthy Family Act of 2014, also known as AB 1522 (AB 1522), provides paid sick leave for all employees who work for 30 or more days. The new law provides the accrual of 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked which is available for use beginning the 90th day of employment. Additionally, the law allows employers to limit the accrual of paid sick leave to 48 hours, and use to 24 hours in a 12 month period.
The provision of sick leave for most employees is outlined in the respective Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with represented units, the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), and the Salary Resolution. However, AB 1522 expands the provision of paid sick leave to include temporary employees.
BACKGROUND
AB 1522 mandates that all...
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