City of San José Extends Paid Sick Leave With New Ordinance

On April 7, 2020, the City of San José, California adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 30390 (also known as the COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance). The ordinance’s purpose is to extend temporary paid sick leave obligations to employers that the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) exempted from providing emergency paid sick leave.