©2023 Seyfarth Shaw LLP www.seyfarth.com 2023 Cal-Peculiarities | iii Table of Contents Page About Our Graphics ................................................................................................................. i Glossary ................................................................................................................................... x Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 1 Preface to the 2023 Edition................................................................................................... 13 1. California Employment Law Agencies......................................................................... 19 1.1 The Civil Rights Department (CRD), Enforcing the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)................................................................................................................................................ 19 1.2 The Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) ................................................................. 20 1.3 Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) ........................................................................................... 20 1.4 Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) ................................................................................................ 21 1.5 The Labor Commissioner—the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) .......................... 21 1.6 Employment Development Department (EDD) .................................................................................. 24 1.7 Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (UIAB).............................................................................. 25 1.8 Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) ....................................................................................... 25 1.9 Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) .............................................................................. 25 1.10 Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) ......................................................................... 26 2. Leave and Accommodation Statutes........................................................................... 29 2.1 Pregnancy Disability Leave ................................................................................................................ 29 2.2 Lactation Accommodation .................................................................................................................. 29 2.3 Family Care and Medical Leave ......................................................................................................... 30 2.4 Paid Family Leave .............................................................................................................................. 33 2.5 Accommodation of Addicts and Individuals Who Cannot Read......................................................... 35 2.6 Time Off for Court Appearances (Jury Duty, Witness Leave, etc.) .................................................... 35 2.7 Crime Victim Accommodation ............................................................................................................ 35 2.8 Time Off for Good Deeds and Training for Same .............................................................................. 36 2.9 Voting Leave....................................................................................................................................... 36 2.10 School Parent Leave .......................................................................................................................... 36 2.11 Kin Care Leave ................................................................................................................................... 36 2.12 Military Leave ..................................................................................................................................... 37 2.13 Military Spousal and Partner Leave ................................................................................................... 38 2.14 Paid Sick Leave.................................................................................................................................. 39 2.15 Paid Leave for Organ or Bone Marrow Donation ............................................................................... 47 2.16 Bereavement Leave ........................................................................................................................... 48
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