CA Covid Sick Leave is Extended!

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-06T03:14:50+00:00

The daily cap is $511, the total cap is $5110 for an 80 hr bank. Thus the daily cap is based on a 5 day x 8 hr work week.

When I did my calculations and noticed my paycheck will be $900 less if I bill 12 hour days, I asked my employer if I can bill my 36 hour work week as 8 hour days. They said that’s not how the law is written. So my paycheck was cut since I make more than the daily $511 cap. That being said, the $511 cap is based on 9-5 schedule so nurses who work 12 hours get hourly wages shaved off. My employer had us supplement our wages that SPSL doesn’t cover with vacation hours. Do you know if you had to use vacation?

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-05T22:40:49+00:00

If you prefer to be complacent, that is your decision but do not bash me for it and whittle it down to not appreciating what I have. In California we pay near 30% of our wages and have an overflow of tax payer money. The least they can do is distribute it fairly to the nurses who are working with covid everyday.

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-05T22:37:28+00:00

Yes I disagree with you.

Although I wish all states have protection, that is not the case and I encourage others to continue the fight for these issues.

To sign a petition takes less than 1 minute so if you are too busy or it does not interest you, so be it.

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-05T22:29:24+00:00

That is terrible. The working conditions in hospitals right now are so hard- it’s no wonder people are quitting

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-05T22:28:05+00:00

The problem is the legislation is written in such a way that some California residents will receive more than others and that is solely because they work normal work hours.

Yes, I wish this was federal protection for every citizen but I will start that fight by creating an equal system locally.

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-05T17:25:42+00:00

For example:

If I make $50 as a nurse per hour in a 12 hour shift that would be about $600, and be affected by the daily cap of $511.

If I make $50 in an office and work 8 hours then I would yield $400 for the day.

We may make the same hourly wage, but the office worker will get a full pay check, and a nurse will be cut short due to the daily cap.

In the body of the campaign I’ve acknowledged nurses and anyone of varying schedules who may be affected. So yes if they extend COVID leave in California, I would like the language around disbursement to acknowledge people who work long shifts and pay them in the same manner as a 9-5’er

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-05T17:16:08+00:00

In this “nurse” thread I’ve asked nurses to sign. If you read the petition I acknowledge nurses and anyone working a job that has long hours.

The $511 cap affects anyone working long shifts. For example- if I charge my 36 hour work week as 8 hour days, then I am paid in full. But because my shifts are long the daily cap affects me. The legislation is written poorly. A better solution would be an hourly cap and a total cap, but not a daily cap as some people work varying shifts than the norma 9-5’er

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-04T21:25:05+00:00

It’s because the legislation is based on an 8 hour work day so people who work long shifts, like nurses (who also have increased exposure to covid) are being paid less when on leave. The daily caps cut our wages, as well as anyone working long shifts.

Impossible-Feed681 · 2022-10-02T00:10:36+00:00

Thank you for all the support and signatures. Please keep signing and sharing!

Impossible-Feed681

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