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Assembly lets construction workers aggregate weeks to qualify for paid family leave
Summary
Legislation allows workers on signatory construction projects to combine weeks worked for different employers over a 39‑week period to meet the 26‑week eligibility threshold for paid family leave; passed overwhelmingly.
The Assembly passed a measure (A.40727) amending the workers’ compensation framework to let construction workers employed by signatory employers aggregate nonconsecutive weeks across employers when determining eligibility for paid family leave.
Assemblymember Bronson, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure addresses the construction industry’s reality that workers “bounce from one employer to the next” and therefore cannot meet the current requirement of 26 consecutive weeks with…
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